I have posted some pics!! Sorry again about the delay - I finally was able to get everything working correctly. Courtney and I went to 4 museums today, so I will post some more pics really soon. Speaking of museums...today we visited the Musee de Orsay, the Rodin Museum, the Army National Museum (where Napoleon's tomb is located), and the Pompinou Cultural Center. We walked and walked and walked some more, and we have made it successfully back to our room. Cour...

Hello everyone! Soooo sorry for the delays in posting a blog, but I have been unable to access the website since we arrived in Paris yesterday. We took an overnite train from Madrid to Paris, and it was certainly an experience. There were NO instructions at all, so we had no idea what to do. However, we found the right train, the right car, and the right seats. We had two other women in the small room with us, and they seemed alright (they spoke English at leas...

Quick update - Courtney and I visited a museum yesterday called Sofia Reina in Madrid. We got to see some wonderful works by Picasso and Dali, and an exhibition by Juan Munoz which included a room full of identically dressed smiling Asian men. The exhibit made us both feel very happy, because everyone was smiling. Not always a typical thing in Spain, we are finding. ;) We also navigated the Metro, and we didn´t have too many problems. No getting off at the wron...

Hello everyone! We made it to Madrid! NO flight problems, so that was a great way to start this trip! Madrid is really beautiful - Courtney and I fought jet lag today and spent the afternoon walking some of the main streets through downtown, and we finally settled at a really pretty park, sat in the grass, and watched street performers. Our first hostel experience has been a pleasant one - Los Amigos Sol is located in the center of the city and is clean and saf...