Spain Thus Far

For those of you that do not know I am currently in Spain for the next week or so.  I arrived last Thursday morning (12:55 am CST) and the fun has continued since.  Aside from fighting jet lag for the first 24 hours I got to see large parts of Madrid courtesy of my wonderful tour guide and host, Laura Kelly.  Her Senora is allowing me to stay in her house and is cooking great food for me.  She is a hilarious lady as well which makes staying with her a real treat.
Wandering around Madrid that first day was a delight and terrible.  I alternated every 5 minutes between extreme energy, extreme tiredness, and just overall normal energy levels.  I did manage to pick up some Spanish Political literature, being the campaign manager nerd that I am I got really excited and grabbed it.
Friday morning we got up bright and early to travel to Granada.  Granada is such a beautiful region of Spain and the food was awesome there.  Seriously, I'm probably going to gain about ten pounds.  We saw the Alhambra, which was this really neat Moorish Palace, the Cathedral and the Royal Chapel in Granada as well.  In the Royal Chapel was the remains of the King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella the monarchs of the First United Spain.  The History Major in me loved it.  The Alhambra was the last Moorish strong point in Spain before they finally gave up in 1492 and was very beautiful on the inside, and it also provided for spectacular views of the surrounding town.
Granada also had more than it's fair share of Gypsies and Dirty hippies which provided me with so much entertainment.  Laura and I were also able to go on a self made Tapas crawl in Granada, where we basically wandered through the streets stopping at different bars.  You ordered a drink of any kind and they showed up with a free plate Tapas, which varied greatly from bar to bar, but they were all very good.  A word of warning to you Granada travelers.  The city is extremely confusing and most maps are not drawn to scale.  This can cause a good bit of frustration.  Just FYI.
I am currently back in Madrid now and am wandering the streets trying to find all sorts of fun things to do.
Observations of Spain:
Their dialect of Spanish is much different than what I'm used too.  Granted I may not speak much Spanish to begin with, but they like to throw in what to me seem like random th's and drop syllables.  It makes life confusing.
How are these people so skinny?  The food they eat is so good and there is so much.  Not to mention they have like a drink with every meal.
The Spanish girls must have mega strong ankles.  Everywhere I go they all seem to be wearing high heels.  My ankles hurt walking around Granada and their small cobble stone streets, but these Spanish women were just trucking along.