Day 01: From Rochester to Madrid
| Date | 08 Jun |
| Lodging: | AirBnb on Calle Mayor @ $50 |
| Total Lodging: | $ 50 |
| Buses / Trains: | $ 5 |
| Total Buses / Trains: | $ 5 |
| Food: | € 20 |
| Total Food: | € 20 |
Meaningful Moment
The flight out of Rochester was non-eventful. It was nice that Carlos and Jamie could join Deb and I to see us off.
Upon arrival in Washington, I checked my Airbnb app only to discover I had no reservation for the room in Madrid. I was unpleasantly surprised, because I thought I had made it. It seems quite obvious that although I had communicated with the host, I never completed the booking process.
However I did find another place that should meet our needs. Our biggest desire was to be able to check in early because we are arriving in Madrid at 8:30 in the morning, and absolutely did not want to wait until the usual 3:00 p.m. to check in. Heard back from the host that we can check in at 11:30.
According to the pilot, there are thunderstorms that have backed up a lot of the traffic patterns, so we should be prepared to sit on the taxiway waiting for clearance to take off. I suppose I could consider that relatively inconsequential since we could have arrived in Madrid with no place to sleep.
...
Have now arrived in Madrid. Was going to take the metro from the airport, but the lady at the information desk told us about a bus that goes from the airport to Puerto del Sol with only two stops. So that's what we did.
Really convenient.
Random Thought of the Day
On the Road / Notable memories
 | Iglesia de Santiago |
| Stopped into the church and picked up a credential, and got the first stamp for the Camino Madrid. |
 | Deb and I are standing at Kilometer 0 in Madrid, the exact place from which all distances in Spain are measured. |
 | View from my balcony on Calle Mayor in the heart of Madrid |
 | Royal Palace |
 | City Park away from the tourists |
