Madrid and Barcelona Spain

Wow it has been a hectic week!!!
Hey guys......

After Lisbon I took an overnight train to Madrid. It was pretty good and I got to my destination early and rested.

The city was beautiful...I only had a day so I made the most of it by visiting the most popular spots. I went to Plaza Mayor which was amazing. Then as we were walking to El Palacio Real we had the luck to witness an official ceremony to receive the Japanese Prime Minister. I took nice pics that I will share with you later.

Then I continue my tour around the city to the other spots including the Prado Museum which was amazing.

I found this city to be pretty nice...I didn't know what to expect but I was definetely overwhelmed and positively surprised. Everything including the transportation was pretty accessible.

The people were very nice and I felt very comfortable because I was able to communicate. It was interesting to hear them speak around me....It is definetely different. I felt really out of place travelling from country to country on my own. I didn't know I had it in me!!! I am happy so far!!

On the next day I took my first train to Barcelona,which thanks to the Miami Herald I was able to travel first class, which was pretty comfortable.

Once I got to the Barcelona station everything changed.....The train workers were on strike, I couldn't get a train to leave the city....the only one avaliable was for this sunday. I got nervous after hours of asking for answers and not getting anything....finally I decided to visit the city on a hop in and out tour bus....It was the best decision we made. I was able to visit most attractions including the sagrada familia, park goul and the olympic stadium. It was phenomenal....I also took a teleferic ride that gave me the most beautiful view of Barcelona ever. We had lunch at the port where the world trade center is and it made me put things into perspective. I had time to reflect about home.

The buses were pretty flexible and in less than 8 hours we were able to see what we wanted. It was pretty impressive.
Later I returned to the station to find out that I could not travel that night to Rome because of the strike. I was tired, frustrated and could not find any soul to give me any info. I decided to take a cheap flight to Rome to not loose my trip days. Even though I have not slept for two days due to some obstacles in travelling, I am still enjoying my trip.
I am now in Rome and its beautiful but my favorite city so far is Barcelona.

Interned access is very limited in the places I have been but I will keep you updated on my journey as soon as I can.

See you on my next city.....