a small update

weve had a great trip thus far. Weve seen all the sites and museums. now were in madrid. today it got up to about 105 degrees and the city is bustling and crowded (except during siesta). on a positive note, shakira played a free concert here today in support of madrid 2012 olympic bid. on a more positive note, i missed it. now that iḿ a married man, i have to refrain from viewing such hip shaking. iḿ not feeling well today, i think i got food poisoning from all the calimari (fried squid) tapas i ate last night. i say night because lunch occurs between 2-3 pm and dinner occurs at 9-11pm. its so busy here though and all the restaurants want reservations but we have no telephone. tonight we were so sick of strange food and the hassle of reservations and hot, crowded cafes in the heat that we went to the local planet hollywood-esque restaurant in search of something familiar. im feeling a little better tonight but never again will i eat so much calimari. tomorrow we leave for barcelona, on the earliest train we could find just to escape this city. ill write more updates later. i hope everyone is well, i miss you all and peter, i hope you win wilco tickets.