Last day today, so we bid a fond "adios" to our driver Chimo and our tour guide Sergio, and hopped on the plane from Madrid. I'd be remiss, I think, if I didn't mention how impressed we all were by both these guys. Driving a tour bus in Europe, where you perpetually have about 6 inches of clearance on either side, can't be easy. Chimo was terrific and even took the time to whip around a roundabout a few times before he dropped us off. If he had done nothing els...

Disembarked from our air France flight. Consensus seems to be that most people got about 30 minutes of sleep. Spirits are nonetheless high as we walked the 17.4 miles through the terminal to our next gate. A 4 hour layover here, then on to Spain. Been wearing the same clothes for 22 hours, and am noticing less people sitting near me. Informed at customs that the bags under my eyes now too large for carry-on. Many students indignant that wifi is not free. Morgan...