My first trip to Madrid was for a particularly special occasion, to celebrate my good friend's impending wedding which I think you all know what that means; a good old knees up for her Hen Party!
On arrival at Gatwick, the Maid of Honour greeted us with personalised Hen Party tops and a glass of prosecco!
On arrival we decided to attempt public transport to get to our Air BnB, which was a nightmare and took us at least an hour and a half but eventually we got there and by that point we were starving! The Maid of Honour and one of the Bridesmaids stayed behind to decorate the flat whilst the rest of us went in search of some tapas and sangria.
We were lucky that our apartment was tucked away down a little side street so we found a small tapas bar hidden around the corner away from the beady eyes of tourists. To be fair it wasn't great, the food but the sangria and sunshine made up for it. After successful filling our stomachs we had some errands to run for the weekends preparations.
Most of us headed to the closest supermarket to collect food and drinks which meant plenty of €1.50 Cava, olives, cheese, aioli, chorizo and bread. After lugging it all back it was time for us to prepare for the impending evening.
The apartment looked amazing complete with a selfie station with suitable props, a married date suggestion jar, Hen Party survival kits (flip flops, paracetamol, hair bobbles, safety pins, nail files and lollies) obligatory naughty straws and plenty of couple photos.
Finally we were ready and pouring the cava awaiting a special surprise guest.
Harriet was blindfolded and had to guess who each of us were but in the line included our special guest, a Spanish butler in the buff. Safe to say it was definitely a surprise. After awkward giggles we settled down to cava and hen party games which Harriet had prepared down to the T.
We then finished our evening at a classy rooftop bar with amazing nighttime views across the city.
On the Saturday we all enjoyed a bit of lie in, before heading to one of the squares for some brunch which actually ended up being paella and sangria. When in Spain...
After some grub we headed to a different area of Madrid for a booked activity; B Bikes! Basically a bike type trailer with 10 pedals to give it a bit of horse power. Not sure my explanation is great, so have a look at my photos. Oh also there was music and unlimited sangria.
After enjoying lovely views of the city and properly hydrated we headed to the main market. It has a proper grocery market, a tapas type market and then a rooftop bar. We strolled to tapas market enjoying oysters and croquettes before making our way to the rooftop bar. We managed to get a great spot and we enjoyed a few cocktails (I went for a Bloody Mary my new favourite)!
Before heading back to the apartment as the sun set.
We had a quick turnover time as we had a table booked for 9pm and after getting lost on the way home we had around 20 minutes to get ready for our 'All White' night.
Holly nailed the restaurant choice. We started with champagne, more croquettes, jamon and cheese before picking between duck or tuna steak. I went for the tuna and it was an excellent choice as it tasted just as good as it looked.
It was a great atmosphere and great food. After dinner we had booked to go to the biggest club in Madrid, Kapital! We decided to get a table in the RnB room which included drinks, we had an amazing night and stayed up until the early hours dancing.
Safe to say the next day was a struggle for us all.
The majority of the girls headed to the famous park in Madrid with the boating lake to catch some sleep in the sun and picnic. But Mel, Wenna, Steph and I headed for a rooftop cafe that I was recommended.
It was amazing, if you are in Madrid I really recommend heading here.
We then headed to the park to join the others before it was time to head to the airport.
We had an AMAZING weekend in beautiful Madrid celebrating Harriet's last few months as a unmarried woman and I can't wait to be her Bridesmaid in September!
Madrid I will be back! Keep posted for my next travel post. Next stop; Budapest!
Xoxo
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