Stew at Museo Cerralbo

Day 2 - Madrid

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December 3rd 2017
Today is our first day of sightseeing in Madrid and we are keen to get started. The apartment is well located just 500m from the Plaza Mayor, it is a little noisy as yelling on your way home seems to be a Spanish thing. With our internal clocks still in home mode we woke up at 6.30am which is problematic. A deathly pall hung over the city with all revellers, workers and café owners safely tucked ... 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