Sorry to get your hopes up again. We are staying in what appears to be a nearly brand new hotel with brand new computers, and yet no pictures again today. We were able to open the pictures on the computer, which tends to be the difficult part, but after giving blogger twenty minutes to upload one picture without success we must once again admit defeat. The more time we spend attempting to load these pictures the more we have to wonder how Andy and Kelsey made it look so easy. Of all the places we have tried we figured that this one was for sure.
After a sleepless night of flying, our flight from Athens took us to Prague, then after a 4 hour layover (attempting to sleep on the metal benches), it dropped us in Madrid. After finding our way through the maze of metro lines (Madrid has 15) we arrived at our hotel and were pleasantly surprised. Exhausted, we got into bed only to decide that since it was already 17:00 it probably wasnt the best idea to go to sleep. We spent the remainder of the evening finding food nearby, using the internet, and watching news on our one english channel. The next morning (Kaylee's birthday) we slept in late before heading out to see the sites and search for an english movie theater to celebrate. After a few hours of searching for a cinema we found one theater that provided english screenings, but not of anything we had ever heard of. Bagging that idea, we went in search of a real traditional meal to celebrate. On our way we encountered a military marching band celebration taking place in one of the royal palaces. Assuming that we were once again too late to get tickets for this cultural event we were about to leave as someone handed us a free enterance. The show was nearly over, but we were still able to get a feel for it. After the show we found an upscale restaurant and sat down to our best meal yet. We ordered a mixed paella, a rice dish with an asortment of seafood, chicken, beef, peas, and pepers. It was very good. Our time in the restuarant was very entertaining because neither of our two waiters spoke any english. I finally got to struggle my way through my first real spanish encounter. It was great, and we think the waiter had a good time too.
This morning we packed up our stuff and moved to the very opposite end of the city. Our first place only had two nights available. It took 45 of metro riding and an hour of walking to reach our new place, Alexor Feria. It was worth the effort. it appears to be brand new, very clean, comfortable, and somewhat spacious. We quickly found a supermarket nearby and bought food for the day. Due to the hotel's distance from the center of Madrid we decided to have a different tourist day and go to the Super Mall around the corner. Not our usual gig, but interesting in its own right. After we are done on the computer our plan is to make a nice salad (in the bag we bought it in) and acompany it with some delectible sandwiches in our room.
Tomorrow we catch a train (at the opposite end of town of course) around 12:00 and should be in Barcelona by 15:30. We have three nights booked at a hostel near the water, with I believe free internet, so if all goes well maybe some pictures tomorow (The suspense grows...).
Simon and
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