Madrid, Spain Photo 3

Madrid, Spain

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December 12th 2011
Madrid, Spain. Last stop on the the way back to the U.S. after being gone for 15 months this time. The last days in Madrid I was just ready to be finished. It was as if the last four years had all trhe sudden caught up with me. I knew I was in an amazing place and tried to enjoy it as much as possible but it was freezing, I was lonely and beaten and ready to hibernate in a comfortable place. ... read more

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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