Fresh of the Bus

Day Seven

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June 19th 2011
For the first time all trip, I slept all night and woke up on time. I woke up, took a nice shower, packed my bags and I took my time at breakfast. After breakfast Ben and I went on a walk through the town by ourselves. It was Sunday and what I noticed is that not a lot of shops open on Sunday. Some souvenir shops and food places do, but a lot of clothes, books and other goods are not. I thought th ... read more

Europe » Spain » District of Madrid » Madrid

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Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in ... ... read more