spain part 1

We rode on the upper deck and listened to a tape recorded recitation about some sites. We exited at a modern section of the city to see a gem of architecture that included high-rise apartment buildings, a shopping mall, a Metro station, and other planned elements. It had been constructed for a world's-fair type of event. We gawked and ate lunch, already glad to be off our feet.

Jane and I confessed to exhaustion and went looking for the tour bus to return to the hotel.

After waiting in frustration for over half an hour, it came, but its extended itinerary went on forever. We finally left the bus and took a cab. Later we learned that E&E had done the same.

An hour-plus nap made everything better. The