Bienvenidos a San Sebastian...Finalmente

I left for Spain on a direct flight from DFW -> MAD at 5:30 PM. We ended up not departing until 6pm but it seemed okay because I would have plenty of time to make my 1:30pm connection in Madrid to San Sebastian. About 5 hours into the flight the captain came on and said there was a problem with the plane and we could not cross the Atlantic. We had to take another hour and return to New York. We arrived at JFK at about midnight and they had a scheduled re-departure at about 1am. At about 12:30 a gate agent told us that the flight attendants were now illegal due to FAA flight regulations. So here we go, two more hours. By the way, did I mention that JFK is closed? No one else is there. The airline tried to pacify the 100 or so passengers by giving us $10 vouchers but no one was really pleased. We finally departed around 4am and arrived in Madrid at about 5pm local time. I had since missed two connecting flights to San Sebastian and was set to leave on my 3rd at 7:30. The Madrid airpot is very nice and I had my first meal in Spain there. Una bocadillo con jamon y queso. (A baguette with ham and cheese) It was very good. The one thing I will tell you about Spain. It is very hot. And no, not the weather. The ladies! Everywhere you look you see the most beautiful women, even the flight attendants! After finally arriving in beautiful San Sebastian at around 9pm the best thing happened; they lost my luggage. I went to my host family, had dinner, showered and went to sleep. My family is very nice and the flat that I am staying in is also very nice. I have just finished my first day and will write about it soon. Es todo! Hasta el proximo..