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At this point in my story, I need to talk about the TripIt app. A man in our ward was talking about the app in a talk of his (and no, he doesn't work for the company, or anything), so I had a look.  I discovered that there's another app (not related) that seemed to be even better, but when I compare $29/per person/per month for that app, versus FREE on TripIt, I went with TripIt.  It was a mental life-saver for me.  Everybody had access to the daily plans and addresses and times and locations, so there were no questions for me asking me details of the day.  I will use it every time from now on when I'm planning vacations with multiple people.  In fact, writing this blog, I am looking back at the app to remind myself of what we did. Because of Trevor's celiac disease, Hannah was very mindful and very helpful when planning the trip in regards to food.  I don't know if it's an EU regulation, but wow, Europe is so forward-living in regards to gluten-free food. ...

As I sit here in our beautiful apartment in Granada, I feel overwhelming gratitude for how far we have come over the last 20 years.  When we came here when we were in the military, we didn't have much money, and we didn't have many resources (the internet was VERY new, and it wasn't a source for travel advice).  Now, the possibilities are really only limited by any lack of determination on my part (which isn't much).  20 years ago, we blew in and out of here quickly because all six of us were crammed into a hotel room and just didn't have the cash to stay too long.  Now, we can stay here as long as we like and know what there is to see.  It's really wonderful. We packed up our stuff in Madrid this morning, and it was a bit of a relief to get out of the tiniest AirBnb that could hold all nine of us.  It worked, but it was tight.  It was convenient though to be in the middle of downtown Madrid.  We dragged our luggage about a half a mile to the park...