I’m not sleepy, you’re sleepy!

Today’s #1 challenge was to keep awake - not just spiritually but physically. We landed in Madrid sleep deprived, crooked up from 7 hours in the same limited recline position with a body that feel like it was 3am. But it was almost 9 am Madrid time and when we saw the local friends waiting for us at baggage claim we perked up a bit. Until. . . 

When we got to the beautiful Rui Plaza España hotel we ran into more friends. The rain shower felt like a massage, we got the room organized (things are so much smaller in Europe) and then we checked out some of the sights, sounds and quick bites near the hotel. 

But as soon as we sat down - even in the crowded hotel lobby or restaurant full of friends, the weight of our eyelids proved too much to bear. 

Here are a few awesome pictures from today’s exploits - see, we don’t even look sleepy! 

Just outside our hotel on Madrid’s Main Street. It’s like NYC Times Square! 

Panorama view from our hotel’s rooftop bar - Welcome to Madrid 

Amazing view of Plaza de España from our floor in the hotel (not the view from our room - we can only see another brick wall). This just beacons us to get outside!!  

We will visit this plaza and the Royal Palace on a walking tour tomorrow.