Madrid, Spain

Besides the weather being 90 plus degrees everyday, and my sun burn that i got waiting in the sun at the Frankfurt (Hahn) Airport for my flight to Madrid, my trip was perfect. I'll start off by saying "Thank You" to Sara and her family, without them the trip would not have been nearly as enjoyable. 

I saw so many wonderful and interesting things; art, people, fountains, buildings, etc. I love the city parks in Madrid. They feel very safe and are well kept, they are massive too. I loved the food; from her mother's homemade croquettes and gazpacho, to the fine dining in chinese and arabic restaurants. The highlight of the trip was possibly my surprise that Sara and her mother arranged for us on Monday morning. It was my fifth day in Madrid, and if there was anything i felt could have made my trip more enjoyable and refreshing it was a cold pool. We arrived at Medina Mayrit at 10 am, this was the perfect way to start the day. i had no idea what we were doing or where we were going, Sara had brought my swim trunks, she totally surprised me. Even when we were in the lobby, i still didn't know what i would be doing. it wasn't until i got changed and walked down stairs to see three separate baths all at different temperatures, hot, warm, cold. A stream room, a relaxing tea room, and two different massage rooms, exfoliating and relaxing. i had a huge grin on my face, i had never had a professional massage or been to an actual spa. It was so nice, i loved jumping from the cold pool to the hot pool, or the steam room to the cold pool and then back. I loved the pools, i was so refreshed and relaxed. Then after an hour and a half in pools and steam room, a masseuse comes and asks us if we are ready for our massages. 

the end of a lifestyle

 this is the end... I definitely want to come back to europe soon, every night i meet friendly people that invite me to their houses in other countries, i want to take advantage of that some time. I can't believe that i am going to be home in three days. The truth is i don't want to be, i miss things about my home, but i feel so settled in living here. and don't want to say good bye to my friends and my new city just yet. Well, there is nothing i can do about that though, i am coming home and i am excited for it. It is going to feel weird for awhile, i will miss my routine here.