Day 2: We Made it to Madrid

 

Flexibility is the name of the game with travel. Things sometimes don't go as planned. I had every intention of writing a second part of the entry last night/this morning, but I didn't catch enough sleep to warrant it.  I am happy to make a Day 2 post which truly captures Day 2, however.

So, here goes. We landed in Munich on time and departed our plane. The Munich airport is pretty big so we followed the signs to Gate G. It led us through Passport Control and some of us got our first passport stamps! We continued through the maze and finally got on our shuttle. In Gate G15, we waited to board.  Another shuttle! Then we climbed the stairs.

Saugus Sachems have posed here before! Happy to continue the tradition!

The plane to Madrid was much smaller than our first flight, but we boarded quickly and took off. The flight was just over 2 hours. It was mostly smooth soaring...although I tried smooth snoring! It didn't quite work.

We landed in Spain and went to our baggage carousel.  Everyone retrieved their bags and we met Sonia. She works for EF and helped us get to the city center to meet Stefano.  Our driver, Horacio, expertly maneuvered through the narrow streets. 

We briefly met the other two school groups and headed into the heart of the City. We will see it again, but here are some quick photos:

Typically, we would walk a city and then go to a specific restaurant for dinner. It is so busy here, with Easter weekend, that we went to the San Miguel market instead. Everyone could find something that they wanted to try or something that they were already comfortable with. Some kids tried Tapas and others tried Popeyes, lol.  

I ended up ordering a pizza!

After dinner, we made our way to the bus and towards the hotel. We all checked into our rooms and then a bunch of the kids met in the lobby to play cards and order UberEats, lol. There was lots of McDonalds! I always enjoy these moments, watching kids just be kids.  We have a full adventure ahead of us, but these casual times are sometimes the best.  

It is a short post tonight, as you can guess, I am fairly tired. We have a busy schedule tomorrow and I might even be posting a video or two!!!

The kids all went to bed a while ago and it is quiet in the hallways.  I think a full day of travel pooped them out. Tomorrow, we get to do it again!

Mr. Lavoie, currently wondering how the roofing company is doing at his house while he's thousands of miles away!!!