escaping Madrid/Metro lesson...the hard way

I had an interesting time …I guess ? in Madrid….I got a quick lesson in using the metro and although I am traveling very lite it is still killing my shoulders and is a struggle lugging my shit around. The difference in price between bus and train to Granada was almost 90 dollors and took about the same time…so I opted for the the bus. The one thing that stands out is there are a lot of good looking young ladies and zero screaming kids!! Actually there is not one baby, or infant in sight. Well I did make it to the Sophia museum to see Guernica, very cool to see in person, cost 6 euros to get in and the storage locker was free. What struck me the most about seeing this work of Picasso in person after reading and writing what I would consider a decent amount of indept attention was the evident looseness of the painting in general. There was more evidence of under painting than I recall, there was paint drips and what looked like mark making of someone drunk or in an extreme rush. It was a bit more gray than I was expecting. The scale of the work was impressive and deserver more than the 5 minutes I looked at it. Im thinking that the setting was a bit cramped….imho it should have a grander setting at least to allow a view from a bit further away. I feel a little insecure about my Spanish but I have been forced by near desperation and need to reach out for help with directions or other type of assistance….in general the people are friendly but Madrid did have that feel of a bigger city where the drudgery of working outweighed the joy of helping your average imbecile who has no clue of what is going on. Im glad I thing to head to Ganada…I got raped at the euro dollar exchange place so that I might have enough emergency cash. I have never stayed in a hostel before and I felt like I was asking to stay in a whore horse when I was searching in Madrid. I expect it to be different at least I hope I will be in need of a place to sleep and shower that I feel somewhat comfortable in. The last few years have been great preparatory training, with extensive camping, couch surfing, living in a Ronald Mcdonald house and staying in my nephew Blakes room….btw thanks Blake!!