Day trip to Consuegra

I haven't done much traveling yet.  I had to conserve my funds the first month for frivolous expenses such as rent and groceries.  Working at 7-Eleven for the summer did not leave me with a pile of savings.

I did manage to make one day trip with Marissa.  We thought it might be both fun and educational to visit the Saffron Flower Festival in Consuegra.  So I dragged myself out of bed early, packed a lunch and a change of clothes, hauled ass across town, and nearly missed my bus to Toledo.  I seriously got the LAST seat on the bus...and only because I was traveling alone.



I met Marissa in Toledo and we caught the next bus bound for Consuegra, a tiny town in Castilla La Mancha.  It's famous for Don Quixote's windmills.  We wandered about the small town, with the help of the friendly employees of the two tourism offices, stopping to take pictures, and to have a beer. Marissa found a Simpsons toy vending machine and bought one.  We then proceeded to take pictures of Apu everywhere.  We had fun admiring the medieval costumes and watching them make a humongous Paella. We made sure to visit those famous windmills. The weather was beautiful.  Blue skies, warm air.  But by the time six o' clock rolled around, we had seen enough, and were ready to get on the bus back to Toledo.

There was just one small problem.  That bus never came.  We waited for more than two hours!  We went back to the tourism office to ask for help.  One of them was kind enough to drive us to the next town where we were able to catch a bus to Madrid instead.  It was well after midnight by the time we got back to my apartment.

As always, you can see more pictures at Facebook.