Finally!

From Cleveland to Philly to Madrid. They say half the fun is getting there...well i don't know if fun is the right word but it was an adventure. we landed in Madrid at 10:15 AM, got some euros and attempted to find our hostel. realizing that we didn't know the address we hopped on the bus but of course none of us had exact change so we got off and had to wait for the next one. from the bus we decided to take the metro. we called the hostel and got directions. they said it would be the easiest but longest way. little did we know that there were no escalators or elevators, just flights and flights of stairs and each of us had rolling suitcases with duffle bags. we looked ridiculous to say the least and people didn't even hide their stares. after about 2 hours we made it to the final stop. but adrienne and mike didn't get off in time so i waved to them as the metro continued on. they switched and met us as we trekked down the narrow sidewalks with our 50+ lbs of luggage for a 10-15 min. walk to the hostel. only to find the room tinyyy and with our luggage there's no floor space. talk about close quarters. considering i was running on 2 hours of sleep from the plane, it was one of the best naps i have had in a veryy long time. but we made it! and only for 2 euro. but im pretty sure we will be taking a taxi back to the airport...