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Day 15 Madrid SP

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June 20th 2014
We slept in, went down for breakfast and showered. Then we stopped by the business center to print our boarding passes for tomorrow departure flights. The hotel indicated that it is a 30 minute taxi ride to the airport and it is a mandated fixed price of 30 Euros. A leisure start to this our final day. I am wearing down and getting stiff and sore so we decided easy does it today. We finally wan ... 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