Spain with friends

Some years ago, my friends and I planned a trip to Spain, to get a chance to travel together and enjoy this beautiful country. We started the trip in Madrid, flying in to Barajas Airport; when we got to the city, we took the subway straight to the hotel, the H10 Puerta de Alcalá; a standard hotel with nice rooms and great location, being just a walk away from Puerta de Alcalá, park El Retiro and many other places. There is a lot to do in Madrid, from visiting museums to enjoy art and history, walk around to look for monuments or amazing parks, eat great food and just have a lot of fun. For me, the best thing to eat was any typical place with tapas and some wine, it’s the best you’ll try; the best place to find this for me was in Toledo, a gorgeous village we visited one day, a few hours by bus from Madrid; it looks right out of any medieval story, has incredible views and great food, it’s a must. If you’re a sports fan, you should go to the Real Madrid stadium, el Santiago Bernabéu, where you can tour around, shop at the huge store and even check for upcoming matches, you may be lucky to be there for one. While staying in the city we had the chance to do a bit of everything, from shopping to party to eating and enjoying art.

A few days later, we traveled to Barcelona where we stayed at the H10 Casa Mimosa hotel, near Casa Milà. Barcelona is a beautiful city, filled with great buildings, plazas and just overall beautiful; which is topped by the magical building by Gaudi popping up here and there. For me, one of the greatest things was being able to enjoy the architecture, from the Sagrada Familia, to Parc Guell and so many other incredible landmarks. In Barcelona you also have the chance to visit the famous stadium Camp Nou if you’re a fan, as well as check out any available matches. One of the great things about Barcelona is the beach where you can just take a walk and enjoy the sun for a while. For shopping and just walking around there are two places that caught my attention, Las Ramblas, a street filled with lights and street market like shops, and Pueblo Español, a replica of an old town with beautiful streets, shops and places to eat. If you’re into partying, there are some amazing places near the beach in the city, a must for weekend nights. There is a bit of everything in this beautiful city.