Madrid

I travelled to Madrid in March 2009. My friend and I wanted to do a long weekend trip because we were sick with the weather in our hometown. The winter this year has been particularly harsh and I have been sick all the time. So a break was much needed and we were looking for a place not too far away where we could spend 4 days in the sun. We were checking out the weather of various possible destinations and came to the conclusion that Madrid would be perfect. On the Internet they predicted 10 days of sunshine and 25°. Luckily we found a cheap promotion including flight tickets and 4 nights in a gorgeous design hotel in the center of the city.

I have never been very keen on going to Madrid. i have been to Spain a lot of times - 3 times in Barcelona. I liked Barcelona so much, it still is one of my favourite cities in the world. I alwyas thought Madrid would be dull in comparison to Barcelona because it wasn't located on the coast and I almost didn't know anyone who went there and shared his experience with me.

But I was surprised. The city was full of life night and day, there was a lot to see, street art and nightlife... I can only recommend it.