2 weeks after our trip to Crete, we were headed Madrid.  We were looking forward to this trip, not only because neither of us had been to Madrid, but because we were going with 6 other people.  4 from Malta and 4 from London.  Long before I came into the picture, Mic was part of a group of guys known as the 4 musketeers.   They were Mic, Peter, Barrie and Andrew.  I know, and am quite fond of Peter and Barrie.  Andrew moved back to London before I knew them, but I had met him once and  really liked him as well.  Andrew would be accompanied by 3 girls, Charis, Safa and Gisselle, whom I had never met.  As much as I was looking forward to it, I was also hoping it didn't turn into a disaster.   It can be hard enough traveling with one person if you don't want to do the same things; 8 different people could be a nightmare!  It turns out, I had nothing to worry about ...