Feliz Navidad!

I was a little worried at first about how Christmas would turn out as I have always been a fan of Christmas at home with my family but this Christmas actually turned out to be incredible.

When we got up we dressed in our special Christmas outfits! We had all bought matching Christmas tights which I wore with a black skirt and my new black and white Christmas jumper! Sharna had bought us all a cute Santa hat and made red and white bows which we pinned to our hats.

Britt, Sam and I

We cooked a spectacular pancake breakfast with juice, strawberries, lemon and sugar, banana and Nocilla (the Spanish equivalent of Nutella) and ate it on the rooftop terrace of our hostel. The terrace was incredibly beautiful (one of the only nice places in this ghastly hostel!) and we looked out at the lovely rooftops and bell towers. The sun was shining and our breakfast was delicious!

After breakfast we went for a walk along the river right up to Plaza Espana.  There were plenty of people out, families having picnics on the banks of the river, couples sleeping in the sunshine and people roller-skating and bike riding along the walking track. It was such a beautiful day and the walk through the park near the plaza (Jardin de Maria Luisa) was so relaxing.

First views of Plaza de Espana

The Plaza was astounding and after exploring for a while we had a horse and buggy ride through the park and around the city. Our horse had a confusing name so we named her Margarita after a similar looking horse we saw in Cordoba.

Plaza de Espana

Our horse and buggy ride through Jardin de Maria Luisa

That afternoon we ate snacks and watched a movie before heading to the hostel kitchen to cook up a feast! We made a DELICIOUS spaghetti bolognaise (definitely the best I have ever eaten!) and homemade garlic bread. Along with the wine, rum, juice, vodka and soft drink we had bought, it was quite a fantastic meal.

We made friends with some of the other guests at the hostel and played cards and had a few drinks with them. Eventually the girls decided to go out but I was quite tired after our day so I hit the hay!

Adios, Clare xx