Hola desde Madrid!

This is a quick update blog. We have arrived in Madrid and its Friday. To bring you up to speed....
Thursday was our last day in Rome. We didn't have a particular agenda, just a few pieces of art we wanted to see. The rest of the day was just spent wandering, wandering, and wandering! We had a great day, especially as for the first time the weather changed. It was above freezing! We finished the day back at our favourite wine bar, and then back to our favourite pasta bar for dinner. All in all a swell time! Back at the hotel at 10pm, we did all of our packing ready for our early morning start today.
The alarm went off at 4.45am this morning, and with a quick shower we left the hotel and arrived at Termini, the train station at 5.20am. One hour later we were in the check in line for our Iberia flight to Madrid. Uneventful, crowded, noisy flight, but we got here safely. Our transfer flight to Menorca is not until 8.20pm this evening, so we have jumped on the Metro and come into downtown Madrid, James' favourite city in the whole world. We are just going to spend the afternoon wandering again before heading back to the airport around 6 or so.
Last night we made the last minute decision to rent a car for 8 days in Menorca. When I spoke with our friend Denise yesterday, it seems that the authorities decided not to run an off season bus from S'Algar to San Luis, the nearest town. That would have given us a 45 minute walk to San Luis to get the bus to Mahon, the capital. So we decided to rent a car so we can get our transport situation sorted without having 1.5 hours of walking each day! We got a good deal as it is off season, so we will see how it all goes.
So that’s it! We will be on the island from around 9.30pm this evening. I have no idea when we will be back on line....once we get that and transport sorted (and some heat in the apartment) we will let you all know!
Hope all are fine and dandy!
D&J