Yo estoy in Espana

Hola! Yo estoy in Espana con Amy para dos dias y yo le gusto mucho! Can you believe it? Im in SPAIN! It's so much more beautiful than I ever dreamed. We went from Paris to Madrid (after London) on a 24 hr. train trip. Madrid is a HUGE city with many city squares and rich culture. We arrived there at 5pm and put our packs into lockers. Then we found a train going to the Mediterranean coast (!) and we walked around the city until our train left.Madrid had an extensive metro - our first introduction into any city because the trains usually only go as far as the city outskirts). We walked down the Grand Via - the Champs Elysees of Spain. This street had tons of fashion stores and restaurants like in Paris. There were a lot of statues and fountains. Then we came to Plaza de Mayor which was a very impressive building with a long black iron gate and 3 guards protecting it. Near this was Plaza del Sol where two tall satues were. this looked like the Fanuel Hall of Madrid. There were literally hundresds of people everywhere we looked. I actually witnessed a pick-pocket attempt take place! Some guys were eyeing our bas, too, so we walked like a couple with our bags wedged in between us. Madrid has a beautiful Opera house and as we approached a performance (orchestral) had just endded. The streed leading up to the Opera house was lined with statues from the 1700s. That ended our tour of Madrid. We arrived by train overnight to Alicante, Spain. It's on the Southeast coast of Spain and is so hot. Today it must be 89 degrees! The trip was an awesome adventure. We booked couchettes, which we don't usually do, and the view through the Pyrenees mountains was spectacular. We could see the ocean way out in the distance on one side of the train. On the other we saw huge, rocky mountains rising up beyond land.Right now I'm on the beach and the water is a really clear blue and there are mountains in the distance, not too far from the coast. Amy is beside me topless like so many other women on the beach. We have been on the beach all of today and yesterday. We were on the train so long (from London to Madrid via Paris with a three hour stop over there) that we decided we deserved two days at a beach. Today is a national holidy in Spain so the beaches are crowded. If I didn't know it was October I'd think it was Julyl! I'm actually getting really sunburned - but it feels good. Now that we soaked up some sun we can go north toward Sweden!The Spanish people are very nice. I've gotten some yells, but not all that many. We ignore them so they stop. I've had to use my Spanish and we're getting around fine. The Spanish are really short, too. Amy and I are always the tallest ones around. Well, not always, but we are noticeable..After this we will go to Barcelona, then Paris and other parts of France, then Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Germany, Switzerland, Austira, Italy and Greece.