After 28 hours of car, plane, metro, bus, and lots of walking, Claire and I have finally made it to our hostel in Granada. I have never had such a long travel day in all my life, although it did go pretty smoothly. Somehow we managed to catch the right metro, take the right 5-hour bus, and we even met up with a local Granadian who had studied at UC Davis right when we were definitely going to take a wrong step. He personally escorted us to our hostel. Unfortunately I took packing tips from my sister, who subscribes to the train of thought that you’ll never know what you’ll want to wear, so bring everything! I was getting some very strange looks on the Metro with my body-sized bag.
The 5-hour bus ride from Madrid to Granada was like taking an inexpensive scenic tour through the country. Also there was a man on the bus that looked and sounded exactly like that short, fat warrior Yao in Mulan. The problem was that every time I would fall asleep on the ride, this man would clear his throat or cough or even sing some off-key Spanish songs so forcefully that I would jerk awake and think someone was crying out in pain.
Spain looks exactly like California, except less developed and more olive trees. Also there’s an occasional whitewashed building thrown into the hills in some places.
We are too tired to explore the city today, although we’ll probably venture out for some tapas in a bit. Hopefully I will sleep for 20 hours if that is even humanly possible, and then be ready to start the program tomorrow.
Glad you had a safe trip. You got out of DC just in time, as a major hurricane is barreling up the coast. Perhaps next trip you will take packing tips from your favorite ultra-light backpacker. (Of course, there are no tapas bars in the wilderness for which you need to have cute shoes.) Have a wonderful adventure!
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