Hello All,
Obviously, I have made it to my destination. I arrived yesterday, Spain time, at around 10:10am. Both plane rides were rather plain and pretty quick. I left LAX at around 11am, arrived in Philly around 650pm-ish and took off for Spain at 8:55pm.
On my way to Philly, I realized that I had forgotten a travel journal, something I might just have to pick up here. I imagined myself writing in this everyday, turning it into a story later. Erica and I had this conversation on Monday. I would stain the pages with coffee and tea, burn the edges and make it look like an old manuscript! Erica mentioned something about me not knowing I lived in the 21st Century!
I slept almost the whole way to Philly, distracted by the blinking lights coming from the guy next to me. He had an electronics kit (really, who has that?) and kept placing wires here and there, eventually connecting a battery to light up lights of all colors. The turbulence was terrible, I pretended to be on an African Safari. My jeep bouncing over the rolling plains as I watch the different animals sleep and move about (the passengers).
The Philadelphia airport was BIG, crowded but everything went as planned. I expected to sleep the whole way, turns out I did not sleep at all. I watched Julie and Julia, listened to a mix of Hits of November 2009 (the cover was KELLY!!!) and finally watched Post Grad. I like Alexis Bledel, but the movie was awful, more like a straight to DVD video. Meryl Streep and Amy Adams were superb in Julie & Julia.
The plane landed around 10:10am, Spain time, all downhill from there, right? No, I had to wait a good 30 minutes in line for border patrol. After the man asked me if I spoke Spanish, typed my name into the computer (he did not do this with people before me), I now had a stamp in my passport!!!
Upon making my way to baggage claim, I kept hearing a guy behind me. Turns out he was calling for me, he tapped me and flashed a badge. I could not believe it, but I was being stopped by the Police, apparently I look suspicious (watch out!). I was let go after he found out I was American. Not going to lie, I was pissed and over it! I just wanted to get my bag, find Chris and get out of there.
I did just that, found Chris and took the metro to my new home! The city is nice, very busy and cute! We have not done much, I was jet lagged and Chris is ill. Just ate dinner (pizza lol), played cards, watched friends and went to bed around 10pm (1pm there).
I promise my next blogs will be more exciting, not as long and fun! I love you all!
Do not forget to remember me...
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You know, after we had that conversation, I talked to Bill about the same thing. Except that he told me to get back in the twenty-first century where people have cell phones and text and such. Anyway.
ReplyDeleteDid you really like Amy Adams? Her character is a snot.