This is the tower where we could sit and look at the entire city of Toledo

My first week in Spain

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January 13th 2007
Hola a todos! For my first entry, I have a lot to talk about, since it's been a week since I left the US. Our trip here was very long, but we survived it! We had to take two flights, one from Chicago to Zurich and one from Zurich to Madrid. I sat by Mary Kate on the first flight and we met a girl who just graduated from college in May and is now moving to Zurich for a year to be a nanny. She sa ... read more

Europe » Spain » District of 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