Notes on Spain so far....

the Bad: this keyboard sucks, that one needs to be a Triathlete to navigate the Madrid Metro with baggage, that of the 4 European Union countries I have been to that all of them have the propensity to serve you 4 dollar eight ounce glasses of soda, paper thin walls, the evening heat.

the Good: Like I´ve said before, there are very few cities I´ve seen that I could imagine myself living in other than our City,...and Madrid is certainly one. I absolutely love the way they´ve managed to meld the past, with it´s ancient buildings and narrow cobblestone streets, with the modern at it´s most cutting edge. While parts of Germany at times makes the US look like a 3rd world country, Spain´s Madrid, it´s sense of fashion and decor, makes us look drab and completely unoriginal...ie, the way the people dress is stunning in it´s boldness and originality...no one dresses the same! Even elderly gentlemen pay attention to each piece of thier wardrobe. You have to see it to believe it. Also, I absolutely love the way they live each day....case and point; they´re restauraunts OPEN when ours CLOSE....it´s rediculous...and again, it´s not just the young people...you´ll see geriatric couples and entire families with children enjoying walks at 11:00. Dinner starts at 10 and plan on bars and clubs to open no sooner than 1:00. It´s completely crazy.

Anywayz, one more thing before I go. After my last post and as we walked out into the Plaza mayor, we ran into Justin Timberlake, Cameron Diaz, and Antonio Banderas...they were on a large dais in front of throngs of people pushing Shrek.


I wonder if they knew that Torquemada and the Spanish inquisition burned people alive in this very same square some 250 years earlier.

Ok, gotta run....