Madrid - Shanghai

I left home just in time to go the airport. I was supposed to meet with H.C. in one of the train stops and she, at the same time, told A.L. to meet with us in the second sub way that we had to take in order to go to the airport. H.C. arrived a few minutes late and while waiting for her A.L. arrived. I was a little bit worried because of the dimensions of my bag. The guys were planning to not check bags and keep them as hand luggage. And when I saw A.L.'s backpack my level of "worriedness" increased. He was only carrying a tiny little bag and 2 professional cameras!! But the sensation passed as soon as I saw H.C. and her bag. It was of similar dimensions and weight, so that "cool-ed me" down. The 3 of us, happy and excited for what was about to come, couldn't stop talking and speculating ab out different things on the trip. S.D. was waiting for us at the airport, and indicated through a phone call the exact place to which we had to go. Once queued for the...