Thursday October 23, 2014

Jess and Hugo have been really generous allowing us to stay here until our flight.

When we got up this morning Hugo had bought us croissants and the Spanish version of pain au chocolat for breakfast. Ralf had mentioned last night during our conversations that he had really enjoyed the French croissants.

We have keys to their apartment and have been able to come and go as we please. We are leaving Spain on a high note, because of them and their friends who have welcomed us. Jess and I share something in common – we are both one of six children and oddly enough we are both the fifth of six. We are going to start our own club – “Five of Six”.

We were supposed to be seeing more of the City today, but we had to pack our bags and book a Casa Particular for the first couple of nights stay in Havana. We have moved stuff around a little, so that we are within the weight allowance for checked baggage. We also printed the Casa reservation confirmation, the Trip Insurance and our bank statement – that should have everything covered for Immigration and Customs in Cuba.

Again Jess was really kind and booked a taxi for us that will take us to the airport tomorrow.

We went out with Jess for our last night in Madrid for tapas and beers. I can really understand why young people love Madrid and Spain, it is a completely different way of life. Ralf and I left Jess and her friend at about 11:30 and went back to the apartment.