Botanical Gardens

Weekend In Madrid

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October 24th 2011
This weekend I visited Madrid with my roommate Christian. Madrid was an interesting city and there were many aspects that I appreciated about it. There was definitely a feeling of a strong government influence in Madrid since it is the capitol of Spain. I had a great weekend with Christian and his high school friends, except for the fact that my camera was dysfunctional this weekend. On Frid ... 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