The flight over to Europe was smooth, albeit tiresome due to the 6 hour time change.
We left the Cincinnati airport at approximately 2:05 PM and arrived in Atlanta International around 3:00 PM. Due to a 4 hour layover in Atlanta, we decided to roam the concourses, "sight seeing" the various establishments and buying a few items to make the 8 hour flight to Madrid more pleasant--sleeping masks, ear plugs, and candy. We capped off our layover festivities by drinking Sam Adams summer ale and munching on chips and salsa.
After a night flight, which consisted of semi-tolerable airplane food, movies, and maybe a couple hours of sleep, we landed in the Madrid Bajaras airport around 9:35 AM. It felt exhilarating to be on European soil. Customs and picking up luggage soon followed, along with a short taxi ride to our apartment. Then...sleep.