madrid and san sebastian

we left from barcelona on the 24th and decided to fit madrid and san sebastian into 4days. 2 days is not enough time to see either city. madrid was better than expected. most people said it was just another big city, but the museums, parks, and nightlife are pretty nice. had a little trouble leaving madrid however. we only allowed about half an hour to catch our train in the morning. this would have been fine if we had went to the correct train station. strange thing is that the ticket clerk sold us the ticket and afterwards, told us that we could make it to the other station in time. she was 20 minutes wrong. we ended up taking a bus to san sebastian...about a 40 euro mistake. coming to san sebastian was worth the money though. it's like spain's panama city but cooler weather and surrounded by large hills (or small mountains). overall, spain may be the best country i've visited for a number of reasons. our hostel has 5 euro all-you-can-drink, so i'm going to go join jeff on the terrace.