Last stop in Spain

This morning in Sevilla, we went to these gardens and walked around for a few hours. There was a maze to play in (whether or not you were supposed to actually play in it, that's up in the air) and peacocks to chase around and try and catch the babies. So clearly, we were kept amused. After we went to find somewhere to eat, headed back to the hotel, and then got on the Ave to Madrid. We took an 8 hour bus ride in 2 hours. The thing flies! And to no one's surprise, I took a nice little nap on the train. I miss my siesta time. And now we're in Madrid, which is our last stop before going our seperate ways. I still can't believe Saturday is my last day in Spain. Then a week from then I'll be home.

When we got in Madrid we had to take the Metro, but only one line. Still, with ALL of our heavy, heavy luggage we had to lug it (yes, I just had a lightbulb moment why it's called luggage!) up and down 3 flights of steep stairs. It was a struggle. Then once we got up on the street level, we walked (ran people over with our suitcases) a few blocks and finally found our hotel, where we had to man-handle the suitcases once more. The great news about the hotel is that there's free wifi! My professor didn't think that there was going to be, but to our surprise, there was. The bad news is, occasionally my computer decides to break. There's something loose between the screen and the other part and sometimes the screen doesn't turn on. So hopefully I'll be able to update and post pictures and talk to people, but if not, I guess I'll be going to bed at a decent hour.

We have about an hour and a half until we go out to explore Madrid so I may get another little nap in. Madrid is WAY different than any city we've been too. It's basically New York City in Spain. Complete with Starbucks, McDonald's, Burger King and KFC (none of which I've seen since being in Spain). I don't really like it as much. I prefer little ol' Ubeda. Cities just make me kind of nervous and sure, they're fun to visit but you won't ever find me living in a big city. I'm going to take advantage of our downtime and siesta! Luego!