Plaza Mayor

Two Days of Tripping

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March 9th 2015
Saturday morning dawned a clear, bright, blue sky as we made our first attempt at a day trip from Madrid. We walked out of our apartment to the crystal shaped structure that is the entrance way to the Cercanius, the Madrid local train system which is different than the Metro! We stood in front of the ticket machine weighing our options to get to the Chamartin Train station. We soon had our tickets ... 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