Long Train Ride to Barcelona

Today we left Valencia to travel to Barcelona. We planned to leave at  13,00 but the train was only half there. They had to add another train to include enough cars for all of the passengers. We left half an hour later because of this. When we arrived at the train station we tried to catch a cab but we ran into a bit of a snag. For some reason all of the taxis were on strike and were not taking anyone from the station only driving around honking their horn. We opted to take the subway to our hotel and everything worked out. After we unpacked at our hotel we walked around la Rambla and got dinner at a small restaurant near the port.

Pictures will be uploaded soon.

Tres dias en Madrid

We have been busy over the past three days. The first day was a bit of a difficult day. After traveling all day and night we arrived in Madrid. After getting a long rest we awoke Wednesday ready to start exploring the city. We took the bus tour of Madrid to gather some understanding of the city. The bus tour took us around to all of the major landmarks of the city. We ended the night with a meal in the hotel restaurant with veal and lamb. Still recovering from the long travels, today we continued the bus tour to see more of the city. It took us to the Real Madrid Futbol Stadium in the morning. After lunch we ventured over to Plaza Mayor to have churros con chocolate, Sangria, and a Cervesa (beer). After a long snack we walked to Puerta del Sol to explore the shopping areas. The city is becoming easy to navigate as we managed to walk back to our hotel from the Puerta. We are finally getting adjusted to the time difference. Tomorrow we are headed to the famous Prado Museum.


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Three Planes and a Cab

After 24 hours of traveling we have finally made it to our first hotel in Madrid, the Catalonya Gran Via, which is in the heart of Madrid, close to all the best restaurants, shopping, and museums (Prado specifically!). Unfortunately, it is all closed because it is 6 pm here (11 am Kansas City time...yes that means we pulled an all-nighter) and restaurants don't open for dinner until 8. O well! Time to sleep-we'll put up pictures tomorrow from our travel adventures!