9:55 PM Scheduled departure from JFK
1:30 AM Actual departure from JFK
11 PM Normal bedtime in NYC
3:30 AM Watching BBC World in hotel room, wide awake
11 AM Requested wake-up call time at hotel
8:30 AM Actual wake-up call, unbeknownst to me because I didn't look at my watch before I hopped in the shower
0" of water on floor after shower in NYC
1" of water on floor of bathroom and hotel room after 8:30 AM shower with unwieldy Spanish shower head and flimsy shower curtain
Ah, the joys of travel. Actually, aside from these slight problems, things are off to a fine start here in Barcelona, and I've been having fun speaking Spanish and meeting lots of nice folks. And drinking many cortados — coffees with a splash of milk. Yum!