To Spain on the day of the London Terrorist Attack.

Wed 22nd March.  It was a 4:15 wake up this morning for my trip to Spain. The Ryanair flight actually arrived 20 minutes early in Madrid, where my mother, aunt and uncle were waiting with hugs and smiles at the exit. We traveled on to Sotillo de la Atrada,  stopping on the way for a three course lunch at only €10 peer person!  It was only around 8 pm that I hard of the terrorist incident in London after 2 pm, due to  the absence of an internet or mobile data connection.

The news still continues to reverberate in the rolling news programs. A car was driven over Westminster bridge. The white Datsun veered onto the pavement, hitting up to 20 people,  many with serious  injuries and two dying later. The car continued and penetrated into Parliament Square and crashed. The driver jumped out and killed a policeman before being shot dead himself. The number rising to 5 deaths  Streets were cleared and Parliament was in lockdown,  trapping MPs ,  reporters and visitors. In typical British fashion,  one female witness talked of bring trapped and the distribution of tea and biscuits during the lockdown. It immediately evoked memories of shortbread, Nice and definitely custard creams, the staple biscuits of any UK event in an emergency.  A tragic incident, the first terrorist event after 14 other foiled plots. The important thing is to go ahead as normal over the coming days.