Another View of Sol

The big building is actually where Francisco Franco's police used to reside - few people ever left the building alive. And this literally is the center of Spain. There's a marker in the pavement showing how all the major highways technically begin right here. Also where demonstrations take place.

First Day in Madrid

July 26th 2013
My AC clicked off last night and never came back on in sweltering Pamplona, making for a night where I seemed to go in-and-out of fever dreams, waking or maybe sleeping at the same time. So I gladly set off bright and early, into the cool morning air, for my bus to Madrid, and for an actual home base for something like 5 days. I caught up on my sleep during the 5 hour ride, but was surprised by ho ... 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

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