Hey guys! It’s official- I miss blogging. So let’s get started shall we? And of course, Happy Father’s Day to all the awesome dads out there!
Ah, Madrid. The food-obsessed, neo-baroque, oh-so-español Spanish capital that always makes me want to uproot my life and speak nothing but Spanish and eat nothing but pata negra for the rest of my days.
While Madrid will never be my favorite Spanish city (I’m more of a Sevilla kind of girl), I loved my fourth visit to Madrid this spring, despite the uncharacteristically drizzly weather.
Which naturally, had quite a bit to do with my roommates: the lovely Julika of Sateless Suitcase, Amanda of Farsickness and Jessica of Curiosity Travels. All of whom are my new favorite people. And of course, our super cute, travel-theme apartment provided by Go With Oh also played a part in making our long weekend away even more wonderful.
Here are some insta-shots of what made our Madrid weekend so special. 
Our tree-lined residential street…
Our first night as a group! With cocktails in hand, naturally…
Blessedly our neighborhood even had a jamón ibérico shop… my favorite food EVER)
The one site we saw… hey, this was my fourth visit to Madrid, remember?
Croquetas with beer. Heaven.
A night out at Kapital, a seven-story nightclub. We clean up nice, huh? And yes, that’s free champagne.
Churros con chocolate for lunch… When in Madrid?
The best hangover cure in the world. For serious.
So there you have it! My favorite shots from Madrid. Which is your favorite?
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Hi Ashley!
I love your blog! I am a high school exchange student in Spain right now. I’m hoping to travel when I’m older like you are doing, and I love reading your blog and getting ideas, it’s also very helpful. I am actually in Madrid right now and if you are still here would you like to meet up?
Camille
Hi Camille, I actually was only in Madrid for the weekend, although I would’ve loved to stay longer! :)
This makes me so nostalgic for our weekend in Madrid! Such great times! Can’t wait to plan another European city getaway (or US road trip!) with you girls!
Definitely! We need to get on that :)
Fairytale photos. I loved the first photo of the group of you and
your beautiful friends. How much fun you seem to be having.
Thinking of you with much love,
Gamma
Oh yay, glad you’re back! :) That food looks AH-mazing. God I miss bacon…
This weekend was so. much. fun. I want to go back and do it all over again. Miss you (and Julika and Jessica) so much.
All the food looks amazing! Especially the churros! Ahh
I love the churros shot!
I’m planning to explore Spain next summer and was thinking about leaving Madrid off the list, but that hangover breakfast alone convinced me I need to make it there ;)
Ugh, food in Madrid. Jamón ibérico … and churros. I have some family in Madrid and thus spend much more time eating than seeing sites. Love all these shots!
Madrid! It looks so amazing :) I’m headed there in the not too distant future, these pictures have got me even more excited to go!