Weekend in Madrid, Spain Itinerary

NYC → Madrid via TAP Portugal (budget – friendly!) ✈️ Scored a window seat and the city views did not disappoint.

Day 1: March 7, 2026

Stayed ilunion hotel – so welcoming, under 15 mins from airport & downtown via uber. Loved lunch at the hotel: local house wine + baked tilapia 🐟, and treated myself to coffee & dairy free ice cream 🍨.

Spanish spring in full bloom 🌸 + dreamy European sunsets 🌅. And honestly, the Madrileños (men) & Madrileñas (women) manners = refreshing vibes I adore!

Experiencing Frida Kahlo: Live Art & Food Tour in Madrid. Immersive rooms with art, projections, and rare photos explore Frida & her husband Diego Rivera, ending with a 5-course Mexican meal. Grateful for this invitation and the chance to see her resilience, shaped by her parent’s influence and life experience.

***Mexican Artist mimicking Frida Kahlo***

Excited to continue the journey with the next part of the series in NYC!

Day 2: March 8, 2026

Half a day at Museo Del Prado – no cameras allowed in the exhibits, but unforgettable:

Fancy “Las Meninas by Diego Velázquez” – quietly taking it all in, like glimpsing Spanish royalty without disturbing a moment.

Caught a bit Guyanese love for “The Nude Maja by Francisco Goya” – real woman, maybe the Duchess of Alba. No myth, all drama. 😏

Before heading to the airport, I treated myself at Café Prado: Financier sponge cake and valentia (tender breton butter dough with cinnamon and almond cream). Pure bliss.