A pretty non-eventful day. Woke up too late to hit the mercats so I went with it and just lazed around before heading to the train station. Not a bad thing. So then the (mercifully) 3 hour ride to Madrid on the high speed train called AVE. The speed of train is posted and I saw it reach as high as 300 km/hr. The train to Madrid was pretty plush. Yes I am a train snob and I sprung for the highest class available (Club) but it was worth it. They served cava from the get go and your choice for lunch was veal or salmon. Not kidding around! My favorite part of meals here is the olive oil and red wine vinegar that you use for bread, salad dressing and extra seasoning. I so need to bring some home. During the train ride, they play a movie and for kicks I watched it even though it was dubbed in Spanish. I don’t think I would have suffered through “The A-Team” in English but in Spanish it was kinda fun.

So I am staying close to the airport because it’s the only Hilton here. This could be a bad idea but supposedly there is a shuttle downtown, wherever that is. I’m sure it will be fine. More adventures tomorrow.