Bus from Madrid to Sarria

[Lisa Kraus]

Glad to hear you had a good experience with the Madrid airport and the bus and information stations...I personally have come to despise that airport, the information kiosks and bus stations that kept me crossing town on the Metro for an entire day.  While studying in Spain last semester, I had to go through the airport on five or six occasions and none of them were very pleasant.  I now lovingly refer to Barajas as the worst airport in the world.  
 
It's good to know that maybe I just had bad luck and maybe it won't be so bad the next time I go back!  A few travel hassles are not a good enough reason to avoid the country. 
 
That's all!
Lisa Kraus

	-----Original Message----- 
	From: Paul Newfield [mailto:pcn01 at WEBDSI.COM] 
	Sent: Tue 10-Sep-02 5:18 AM 
	To: GOCAMINO at PETE.URI.EDU 
	Cc: 
	Subject: Re: Bus from Madrid to Sarria
	
	
	At Barajas airport in Madrid, there is an "Informacion" kiosk which I found to be very helpful.  They directed me to the correct bus station to get me to San Sebastian, and they directed me to the proper Metro bus to get me to there.  They have the necessary bus schedules, and they were able to advise me of the feasibility of making the connection in a timely manner.
	 
	In my case, I arrived at the bus station with lots of time to spare.  I had time to purchase a 2000 peseta "Telecard" from a tobaco store (a highly recommended move for those who wish to phone home from time to time); I had time to read some of the tourist literature that I had gotten from the from the kiosk at the airport.  I met other passangers who were heading north and I was able to tell some tourists from New York a bit about the Camino de Santiago, and Why I thought I was undertaking such a crazy adventure.  Later, they wrote an E-note to my family telling them of our encounter.
	 
	On the bus journey north, I thrilled with excitement when we traversed the camino, and I saw other pilgrims hoofing along the camino with their backpacks and walking sticks, and knowing that I also would be down there soon.
	 
	In this discussion, I sense a lot of angst over all the things that can go wrong.  We all want everything to be perfect.  Two observations:
	1)  It ain't gonna happen;
	2)  It going to be on the rainy days that we find the rainbows.
	 
	For those getting ready to go -- Say a prayer, and "Trust in the Saint"....
	 
	Paul Newfield    <pcn01 at webdsi.com>
	<http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~brasscannon>
	      Also, my personal genealogy page:
	<http://www.gencircles.com/users/brasscannon/1/pedigree/72>