thanks Nige, looks nice.
if i had a suspicious mind i would say it is an april fools gag

to take your money and run since that is a very low price.
i just called renfe (902 24 02 02) and they initially said i could not reserve more than 15 days in advance for this trip.
i told them that their website says i can reserve up to 2 months ahead and that a friend of mine (thanks Nava) has already reserved. i was asked to wait and after 5 minutes of being on hold, the woman took my reservation.
so, ena an i are in for april 1st!

see any and all of you there.
since the trian leaves at 10am from chamartín, we can make an outing out of it and anyone who wants to should meet up at say 9:15am for a quick bfast(?).
anyone more farmiliar than me with the station please recommend a café to meet at.
should be fun day

saludos,
jer...