The bastment dinning room

More Madrid

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October 17th 2005
Geo: 40.3657, -3.84072Hi all,We are adding photos from Madrid. We went to the Prado museum on the first day. Great museum. Have covered most of the city. Enjoying the food and drink. We think Madrid is a bit Rome without as many ruins. We have had a little trouble with the language barrier. It seems very few people in Spain speak english at all! Some will try and interpret your pointin ... 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