On the plane...

I made it to Madrid, and now the adventure begins! But first, the plane ride...I had a window seat and sat next to a really nice guy from Boston. Turns out he is one of boston's finest. Now I can namedrop if I ever get in trouble in the city :) his name is Ken, and he married a Spanish woman 25 years ago this past May. He was on his way to meet up with his wife and two kids in Sevilla, her hometown. For someone that has been traveling to Spain for the last 25 years, he really didn't know much about what is going on around here. But he was fun to talk to on the flight.  And talk he did! I barely got a couple hours worth of sleep between him chatting, the two teenage girls behind me who must have had a no-sleep pact and enjoyed hitting the back of my seat, and all the bells that kept going off. I'm going to sleep well tonight!
Dinner was lasagna with a green salad and I think tiramisu for dessert. Not bad, and again I'm glad I got the vegetarian option...the pollo looked a little sketchy. I think I had my first glass of Spanish wine, too. I don't remember having any before in my life.  Not too shabby. I'm excited to have more with tapas tonight!
Passport control was very quick. Guess it helps that many people on our flight were EU citizens, so the non-EU line was short! And I don't think there were many other flights getting in at the same time. And I was very good with my Spanish...walked up to the counter and exclaimed, "Good morning!" the officer replied, "Buenas Dias! " ah well, I'll probably remember about when it is time to come home.
Customs consisted of three guys in green uniforms talking to some local kid and completely ignoring the people leaving baggage claim. Guess I don't look like a trouble maker.
I found an information booth and got directions to grab the public bus to get to the train station...they seem to have a nice public transportation system. It cost 2Euros to get on the bus...not quite the deal of the Charlie Card, but I think this goes further...the sign said it is about 40 minutes to the train station.
I think I'm going to Granada first...seems like as good a place as any to start! Maybe I can take a nap en el tren.