The next morning we got up and went to Toledo... Perhaps I should mention that the boys went out the night before.. at 2am and didnt get back till 530am.. so they were all very tired. We saw the El Greco exhibit.. walled the ancients streets, Hector bought a sword. Daniel walked around with filthy feet. We checked into a hotel that night and said a tearful good bye to Leo & Hector (our brazilian friends from the train to Port Bou)
Then next day, Dani and I spent the day exploring Madrid.. and shopping. I got some books, Dani got new cloths. That evening we caught the night train to Lisbon. The day before, thinking it was a good way to save some money, decided to reserve tourist seats instead of a coach with bunks.. Our mistake. there were 4 portugese guys and an aussie who were drinking and being loud all night.. the conductor came and warned them that if they continued to make noise, they would have the police escort them off the train. Just as Dani & I fell asleep at 230am.. the train was stopped at 3am and the aussie was escorted off.. then the portugese guys jumped off to act as translator for the aussie. After an hour and a half of yelling outside the train, which included a strip search in the middle of the train platform... the aussie was left standing there.
We arrived in Lisbon at 930am... and much to our disappointment.. found a very ugly, scary city. Had I not been with my brother, I probably would have gotten on the next train out of the country. We spent the night in a crappy hostel and spent the next day at the crappy beach. I ducked into the water just too cool off... and it was so cold it took my breath away and i had to get out to be able to breathe again... Then we caught the night train with bunks!! back to Madrid for our connecting train to Barcelona.
More soon.
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