Wooden benches don’t have to much give in them! Both Scott and I woke up around 7am. He headed out to catch the early train back to Barcelona so he could continue with his traveling before he returned home. I went inside the station and found a nice comfy seat in which I sat in for the next few hours until my train was to arrive.
I specifically remember talking to a ticket agent the night before when we were stranded at the Zaragoza train station about whether or not I would need a reservation for the train to Oviedo. He told me I would not need one; that my euro rail pass is sufficient. Well when it came time to board the train the conductor asked for my ticket and I showed him my pass. He immediately started raising his voice and telling me in Spanish to go get a reservation. At this point I was beside myself and so pissed off that I could not gather any Spanish words together to reply to him. So I went ahead and raised my voice in my mother tongue haha! He was not too pleased!! After some pointless arguing the conductor stepped onto the train and shut the door in my face. At that very moment the thought about spending another night on wooden bench began to cross my mind.
Luckily I stayed calm and found a bus that departed at 1:15pm from Zaragoza. What ensued was an 8 hour bus ride to Oviedo. I’m happy to say that I survived the eight hours and am now here in Oviedo! The only beneficial thing about the bus ride was that I got to see a lot more of the country than I would have if I had taken the train. Where the scenery started to get really impressive was when we entered the state of Asturias or the Pyrenees Mountains. The tall mountains, trees, and lakes remind me somewhat of the Sierras. If anybody ever has the chance to visit the Pyrenees Mountains, do it, they are beautiful!
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