Homeward Bound!!!

Sunday, 23rd March

Up early to leave this hell-hole!!

Went to the Descalzas Reales again (last chance to get in!), but after standing in a queue outside for God-knows-how-long, I thought, 'Screw this!', and I just went to the Estación Sur to get my bus back to Oviedo--normal, civilized, perfect Oviedo!! :p

Last glimpses of Madrid...THANK F**K!!!

Set off at around 2:05, and cheerio to f**k Madrid; I won't miss you!!! I'm quite willing to say it was just a bad experience, but even so, WHAT an experience!! I had NEVER had the SLIGHTEST problem travelling before until I went 'there,' so that doesn't say much for the place! Not ONCE did I feel comfortable in the place, and I've never been happier to get out of a place IN MY LIFE!!! So I settled down for the homeward journey...

Well, JUST when I thought things were on the up, we hit TRAFFIC in the mountains in Asturias!!! F**king HORRENDOUS!!! Going at a SNAIL'S PACE, CRAWLING behind this HUGE CAVALCADE of cars, ultimately getting NOWHERE!! I could have DIED, and I despaired of EVER getting home!! :'( Moaned to the Spanish woman next to me (hey! I can moan in about four different languages! :p), and we FINALLY got off that BLOODY BUS at about 9:25 in OVIEDO: 7 hours it took us from f**king Madrid!! Bloody ridiculous!! Could've knelt down and KISSED the ground!! Was convinced someone would've stolen my bag from the hold while we were waiting to leave Madrid, but--luckily--it was still there, and off I went home!! Yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :p