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Rest Day

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November 20th 2013
Geo: 40.4464, -3.85966Got back from Lisbon yesterday and had a quiet morning today. Then into Madrid by train to walk around and do some shopping and look at the Royal Palace. Rubbish is mostly cleaned up now (the strike is over) and the city sure presented more favourably than when we first saw it. Had a great tapas lunch. In order: bread, three cheeses and crackers, slice of meat pie with s ... read more

Europe » Spain

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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