Monday, June 29, 2015

Taking a speed train to Madrid/Carlos Pueblo

Taking a speed train to Madrid/Carlos Pueblo
I went to Barcelona Sand Station for a train ride to San Sebastian,
a northwest seaport of Spain. I always like to visit the ultimate end
of a territory, such as the northeast end, the center, the southern tip
, the northern tip etc. I also hear a lot of Basque Independent and I
like to the actual place myself. Basque territory covers most of the
western Spain which facing the Atlantic Ocean. It would take 6 hours
to reach San Sebastian and I would not have a returning train till the
next morning; therefore, I decided to switch to take a speedy train
ride to Madrid, the capital city of Spain.

The train, AVE, can reach to 300 Km an hour and is about three hours
ride from Barcelona to Madrid. We passed by a city called Zaragoza,
in Aragon country. I can see the Spanish farms field and the pueblos.
By the way I change my last name Chuang to Pueblo due to the
difficulty of westerner to pronounce the word and the meaning of
that word is pueblo in Spanish, and from now on, no confusion between
Chuang and Chang when people says it.

Not too far from Madrid Station, I found a small restaurant which offered
the menu of the day special. A plate is 9 Euros plus a bottle of wine. I
finished a bottle and was still thirsty so I paid 6 euros for another bottle.
I did finish the second bottle and paid my bill; however, I was drunk. I
Believed that he called polices for help to escort me to the station. I missed
my return train yet I did get on the next one back to Barcelona.

On the train, I met a Chinese lady tailor from Liao Ning Province near North
Korean border. I guess her business is very well; therefore, she can afford to
take the train to Madrid to visit clients. She is very appreciative for Spain takes
her as an immigrant and let her start a new life in this country. She did recommend
he to live in Spain and I was not in a good state of myself to discuss with her
further more. Before arrival, she invited me to have the same shuttle with a
Chinese driver who had been in Spain for years as a taxi like driver serving in
Chinese community. I was very impressed for their effort to earn a living in

Spain.

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