After a week of changeable weather, we were unfortunately greeted with grey skies and heavy rain for our trip to York. When planning the trip, I had wanted to ensure we got a full day in this fabulous city, however this did mean a very early alarm to ensure we made LNER’s 0708 departure to Edinburgh. Having managed to get our tickets for just £20 each one way, first class, I was more than happy to put up with the early start!
After a wonderful few days in Madrid, it was time to head back to the airport to catch my flight back to the UK. As I’d flown out to Madrid with British Airways, I thought I should try their IAG sister airline and OneWorld partner, Iberia, on the way back. As with my flight out I had planned my travel to take advantage of the one wide-body flight a day and was therefore scheduled to be travelling on a Airbus A340.
After brilliant but long day on my first full day in Madrid, I woke slightly later than planned on my second and so moved fairly quickly to ensure I could fit as many adventures as possible into the day. My first stop was the Neptune Fountain that the walking tour had finished near which is also the starting point for the City Tour Madrid sightseeing buses. I had been in two minds as to whether to bother with the bus tours, however after all the walking the previous day I decided to see the city from a seated position!
Having arrived at Madrid following a great flight with British Airways, I headed through the terminal to make my way into the city itself.
The first Monday in September saw a vast proportion of Britain’s schools return after the summer break and people returning to work after their holidays. For me however it brought the day I had been excited about for months, the day I was flying to Madrid with British Airways (BA) in Club Europe.
A couple of years ago, we went on a winter break to Barcelona and fell in love with the beautiful Spanish city. We were there for 5 days and managed to cram in SO much, there is truly a wealth of things to do for all different tastes but these were the 5 things I most enjoyed, although it has been really hard to choose and I will list some of the other places we visited at the end of the post.
Flights & Times 