So after a long journey, we finally have arrived in Madrid. The flight was fairly painless and easy - we didn´t even have to go through customs! We were so excited about arriving that we forgot to pick up our bags and were surprised to find that we had left the main, secure part of the airport and were on our way out the door. We finally had to enter through the DO NOT ENTER, AIRPORT PERSONNEL ONLY doors. Unlike in an American airport, no one wondered what we were doing when we entered in through an illegal doorway, not even the police officer standing by. But eventually we found our bags!
Madrid is a bit chillier than we expected, but it is better than the cold Midwest. We are quickly adapting to Spanish life, even though we had a few moments of utter confusion. The language barrier is still very much a barrier, but our old Spanish language education is slowly coming back. We now are comfortable saying, ¨Hola. Como estas?¨and ¨La cuenta, por favor¨. However, we are still unsure about the Spanish pronuciation of the letter ¨S¨. When do we add a lisp? When is the lisp inappropriate? All good questions.
There have been some ups and some downs. The hostel is different than what we expected. Not so clean, a bit stinky and we have a male roommate who we only have seen when he stumbled into the room at 5AM. Additionally, we´re having some technical issues because the promised wireless internet isn´t functional and we can´t figure out how to make calls to the US. However, we are having a great time exploring the city! We don´t really know where we are going but it´s been really fun to wander. On one such excursion, we found this huge cathedral and as we were walking through the interior, we found 60 euros on the floor. After debating what was the ethical thing to do, we decided that we would donate 10 euros to the church and be on our merry way with the rest of the money. God loves us!
Tomorrow we plan on taking a free walking tour of the city and then getting a delicious lunch of spanish ham/jamon. Two more days in Madrid and then off to Barcelona!
Love you all,
- Alex + Kirsty = 50 euros richer
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