I have now spent almost a week in the Spanish capital of Madrid, and what a time to land in this beautiful city. Apart from my rubbish Spanish (believe me it is rubbish), getting around has been quite easy. The place has a very efficient metro system (don't think I will miss the Nairoberry traffic for a while) and generally excellent public transportation.
The temperatures are currently wintry leaning, and I understand it will get worse. I had gone up to the beautiful town of Segovia a two hour drive outside Madrid up the mountainside, and the snow, though beautiful from our heated bus, almost gave me frostbite when we had to get out of the bus.
The city cleaners just got off their latest strike , and boy was the city sunk in garbage. I am now trying to settle down, and get used to the city and language (to even buy essentials). This is going to be one great year I hope, and I look forward to learning the lingua of the telenovelas.
In the next few months, I will chronicle my weekly views as I go along.
In the meantime, hasta luego peoples!
