THE IN-BETWEEN

For some reason, this trip was way worse for me. I don't know why. I think I was just sad I had to say goodbye and I was tired. Bad mix.

All I've got to say is, American Airlines sucks. My flight was delayed, and disturbingly uncomfortable. If you can, use British Airways on trans-atlantic flights. When I finally got to Barajas in Madrid (AKA one of the coolest airports) I was a little late, but I managed to do some damage at Zara. Man, I loved it.

I'll have you know that haven't smelled an airport like Barajas before. That's right, SMELLED. I don't know if it was the city seeping in, or the actual air fresheners there (they'd have to be massive), but all I could smell was incense, like the one you smell at church. It was amazing, truly awesome. It actually made me super sad that my layover was not long enough to get out and explore. This was a first.

Then! horror of horrors, my IBERIA flight to Munich was EVEN MORE DELAYED (not enough to warrant an outing, but just enough to annoy me). I tell you, whoever comes up with a teleportation device will be heralded as a real traveler's saint, forget about St. Christopher.

I got to the Munich airport later than expected. I walked around a bit and had some lunch/dinner. I had some time to kill before I could actually show up at the flat (no one would be there until like 7), and I was not about to walk around the city with my luggage. When the time rolled around, I got myself a cab and barreled down the autobahn towards the city.

My cab driver was awesome. Pricey, but awesome. He showed me as much as he could on my way and was a major help with my luggage. I spent the rest of my evening arranging my stuff and watching some German television. I actually have a TV! I never wanted to watch the new Hawaii Five O before, but now I totally do.

So far (one day) I've had a great time. Lets hope the rest of the 11 weeks live up to this first impression.