Well here we are in Madrid our great plans to greet the new year with the locals have gone awry. Having overshot our metro stop from the airport thanks to (Booking . Com’s misleading directions resulting in a 1.5 mile walk ) we finally arrived at the hotel around 11pm shattered and definitely not up to trekking back to Plaza Major to enjoy the celebrations. Instead having begged some mixers and ice of the nice chap at reception we are watching Madrid welcome in 2018 on the tele in bed having hit the mini bar and (not sharing the one packet of peanuts we found) I (Steph) have had the lions share thankyou Charlie xxx

In true Truman fashion had the taxi waiting outside while we finished packing only realised it had arrived on going out to throw the rubbish in the bin. Frantic phone call in the cab to neighbours to ask them to go and turn on the alarm which we had forgotten to set and apologies for not going to take our farewells, oh well it’s good they know us so well.

An uneventful journey once we arrived at the airport usual bleeping going through passport control due to prosthetic knee, duty free the usual rip off , actual flight ahead of schedule must of had the wind behind us, good old Blighty glad to see the back of us?

Currently watching sequel to airplane in Spanish listening to all the fireworks outside.

Wishing all our family and friends a wonderful New Year  may it bring you all that you wish for.