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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>If a "good experience" simply means "No major screw
ups.."; then YES, I had a good experience at Barajas. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>OTOH, my experience was 3 years
ago. </FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>Maybe all the competent personel
have retired :-)) . Lisa's bad experience
was this past year, so maybe they have already replaced all of the competent
staff with incompetent ones.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Or, is it that Lisa is a slow learner, not being
able to find her way after
5 or 6 tries...??
;-)) <EM>(Un chiste, Lisa)</EM></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Paul</FONT> </DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=LMKRAUSaDOANE.EDU href="mailto:LMKRAUSaDOANE.EDU">Lisa Kraus</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=GOCAMINOaPETE.URI.EDU
href="mailto:GOCAMINOaPETE.URI.EDU">GOCAMINOaPETE.URI.EDU</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, September 10, 2002 10:19
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Bus from Madrid to
Sarria</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT><FONT
face=Arial size=2></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT><BR></DIV>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.
<BR> <BR>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. <BR> <BR>That's all!<BR>Lisa
Kraus<BR><BR>-----Original Message----- <BR>From: Paul Newfield
[mailto:pcn01aWEBDSI.COM] <BR>Sent: Tue 10-Sep-02 5:18 AM <BR>To: <A
href="mailto:GOCAMINOaPETE.URI.EDU">GOCAMINOaPETE.URI.EDU</A> <BR>Cc:
<BR>Subject: Re: Bus from Madrid to Sarria<BR><BR><BR>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.<BR><BR>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.<BR><BR>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.<BR><BR>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:<BR>1) It ain't gonna happen;<BR>2) It going to
be on the rainy days that we find the rainbows.<BR><BR>For those getting ready
to go -- Say a prayer, and "Trust in the Saint"....<BR><BR>Paul
Newfield <<A
href="mailto:pcn01awebdsi.com">pcn01awebdsi.com</A>><BR><<A
href="http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~brasscannon">http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~brasscannon</A>><BR>
Also, my personal genealogy page:<BR><<A
href="http://www.gencircles.com/users/brasscannon/1/pedigree/72">http://www.gencircles.com/users/brasscannon/1/pedigree/72</A>><BR><BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>