On the final morning of our trip, we walked to the other side of the city to Parque del Retiro, one of the biggest parks in Madrid. The weather wasn't the greatest, in fact after we got there it started to rain! We ended up hiding under a tree playing 'I Spy' until it stopped.
It was like we weren't allowed to escape from the British weather...
On our second day of being in Madrid, we took a walk to the Temple of Debod. Originally this ancient temple was built in Egypt before being relocated to Spain. It's one of the main tourist attractions in the city, and as it's completely free to see and look around I'd definitely recommend it a visit if you're in the area.
It's very small though so I'd only dedicate half an hour if you plan to visit.
Last weekend I spent a few days in Madrid with some friends. After we'd checked in at our hotel, dropped off our stuff & freshened up, we headed off to see the Royal Palace. I expected it to be the same size as Buckingham Palace but boy was I wrong! It was massive, and apparently there are over 3000 rooms.
We paid five euros to go inside and wander around some of the rooms (not all 3000 of them!). Each and every one that we saw was stunning.
Before this year I thought that weekends away were expensive and impossible to do on a budget. But over the months I've been planning a few mini trips and have realised how easy they are to do without breaking the bank. A couple of months ago my sister & I spent the weekend in Berlin so I thought it might be useful to give a breakdown of costs for any of you that are planning a trip!
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