It´s hard to find a place to check emails etc so don´t be offended for nonresponse. We arrived safely in Madrid yesterday after spending six hours in Munich. We didn´t do anything too fun while we were there cuz it was five in the morning. Greg went outside and took a picture of himself on Munich soil just to say he was there. I´ll post it when we find a wifi so I can get it to the computer.
Once in Madrid Neil picked us up from the airport and made sure we got to our hostel safely. Neil is a Belgium guy that we´re living with in Almería, along with a girl from Canada who is having a difficult time getting her visa to come here. We went to take a nap and then met up with Neil and his friend María for dinner and a funk concert which was pretty great.
The plan is to stay here until Sunday when Neil will drive us all to Almería at which point we will see and choose an apartment. We´ll send pics when we choose one! Kisses!
Travel advice:
TAKE LUFTHANSA! It was the nicest frigging airplane ride I´ve ever had, no joke. See Greg´s comment for futher explaination.
HOSTELS: We are staying at the Hostel Nuria which is small and old but clean. It´s like 20e per bed per night which is way cheaper than any hotel we could find. But, you have to be under 25 to stay at one. Plus, it´s like four blocks from the main cultural and shopping streets. It´s sweet.
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Oh, and by the way, we´re seven hours ahead of all you americanos. So, if you want to skype with us (username s.beitling) then it will either have to be on the weekend or late/early. Ciao!
Hola!
So... I can only log on under Suzy´s name to write a post, or just post comments under her posts (no dual posters here).
Lufthansa was a pretty sweet ride. And, in fact, it wasn´t the multiple free Warsteiners, red or white wines, scotches, or vodkas, nor was it the bottom deck lavatories, nor the updated Airbus that never felt like it was going to be ripped to shreds at 35.000 feet (like the Boeings of America, sorry pDeckard...). No, it wasn´t any of that that made our flight superior to any other long-term flight I´ve experienced; it was their hot towels. Those were freakin sweet.
Glad to hear you made it safely! I will definitely have to check out that airline next time I want to (read: am able to) go to Europe. Although the first time I went to their site to find rates, they were really good for going to Europe, but coming back from Europe they were all ridiculously high - like $2000 for one round trip ticket.
If you guys are fighting the jet lag, I would highly suggest getting some melatonin supplements. I imagine they would have them at your local farmacia (they have them at GNC here). You just take one about an hour before you want to go to bed, and you get a full, natural night's sleep and don't feel sleepy again until about 24 hours later!
P.S. No offense taken about Boeing. I'm on the defense side anyway ;-) P.P.S. It's Deckard-P, not pDeckard. Jeez, get it right.
Heyo-I'm so thankful you made it safely. You'll have to let us know how beautiful Almeria is!
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