Maybe it was the heat, or the noise from outside, or anxiousness of getting up early, but none of us slept well last night. When the alarm went off at 4:30, it was almost a relief to get up! We left the apartment and headed down the 63 steps to the street level and out to Puerta del Sol to catch a taxi to the airport.
We were a little nervous that we might not find a taxi at that time of day, but once outside we realized we had nothing to be worried about. Madrid is still on the go. There were young people still walking home from clubs, street sweepers cleaning, and plenty of taxis available. Our driver this morning was so calm compared to the one we had from the airport – he was friendly, courteous, and we didn’t feel like we were competing in the Indy 500 races! We arrived safely at the airport and checked in for our flights home via Frankfurt. There was a Priority Pass lounge near our gate, so we hung out there until our 8:30 departure.
Food on Lufthansa was much better than our other flights, and they offer several in-flight movies. From Frankfurt to Denver, the flying time is about 10 hours. We all managed to sleep a little, watch 3 movies, and they offered two meals! We arrived in Denver at 3:30 pm which was 11:30 pm Madrid time. We cleared customs and waited and waited for our bags. When they finally arrived, Wendy’s had been damaged so after immigration we went to the the Lufthansa baggage to file a claim before heading to the car.
I-25 was very slow going – almost stopped for a good portion of the drive and we finally got off about 20 miles south of home and took an alternate route. We found out later there had been a fatal crash at 4pm and the road had been closed until 6:15 pm and they were still cleaning up when we got near there. After stopping at Wendy’s to get our car and head home, we finally arrived about 7:15 pm! (3:15 am in Madrid!) We had been up for almost 24 hours and we were tired.
It was great to be home and see our moms who were house/Penny sitting for us. Penny was beside herself with joy and wanted to lick our faces and do what she likes to do best – bite at our nose! They had dinner ready and we recounted stories of our trip, unpacked, and were in bed by 9pm.
It was a great trip, but it is always great to be home.
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