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Madrid

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April 22nd 2017
I am now in Madrid, Spain. It is nice to be back. I was here once before in 2005 and I am looking forward to seeing some of the same sights - and maybe a few new ones. My first goal, however, is to try to adjust my biological clock to Spanish time. I remember being hungry much of the time when I was here twelve years ago because I couldn't adjust to eating lunch around 2-3 PM and dinner around 10 ... 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