Pre-christmas days

I left Madrid on Wednesday the 20th of December and was rather lucky to catch my flight. Although Carmen and I took two hours (a lot!) to get to the airport we were surprised by an underground defect. With us about 300 travellers were stranded just two metro stops away from the airport which resulted in a Taxi-frenzy!

The Spanish are not well-known for their queuing, especially when they want to get to the airport in time! After 45 minutes waiting for a cab we eventually shared a taxi with two dodgy people and as we approached the airport I wasn’t sure if we would get the plane. With two minutes to go before the check-in closed we arrived at the airport, ran to the check-in and only just made it. Actually, the only reason why we made was through Carmen’s clear thinking.

On my arrival in London my brother Pieter (Pedro) was waiting as he is studying his Masters there. The following two days was spent doing final Christmas shopping with Piet. Although this was stressing it was nice to wonder around London again.


On Friday we went to High Easter and were joined by Pieter’s girlfriend Ernestine who joined in the fun. Also my sister’s husband-to-be Alex made it, so it was off to the Indian restaurant for a great curry-meal and a great way to start Christmas.