Amber, me, Emma, and Becca

American in Madrid

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March 26th 2012
Friday we left for a weekend in Madrid. We met at the bus station at 8:30 Friday morning and started the five hour journey. I'm getting pretty good at sleeping on a bus, now that I've spent more than 35 hours on them this semester. We made a stop in Toledo to have a short tour of the city. We spent a grand total of three hours in the city, and basically the only thing I remember was that o ... read more

Europe » Spain » Andalusia » Granada

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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