This weekend (Feb 7-9) was a lot of fun. I would have to say that my birthday weekend was a success. I already wrote about what I did on Wednesday, my actual birthday. However, Wednesday is a boring day to have a birthday, so of course I had to celebrate some more this weekend.
Thursday night (Feb 7), I went with two friends to a club. Initially, we were going to go to Kapital, the seven story nightclub, because we heard it was free for girls on Thursday nights before 1 am. That is false. It was not free and my friends didn't want to pay to get in on a Thursday night. If we had to pay, they would rather go on a Friday or Saturday. As we were walking away from Kapital, we came across another club, Faena, where girls did get in for free, so we decided to check it out. Faena was okay, but not great. The music was decent but the club wasn't nearly full enough for it to be fun. By 3:10 am, my friends and I were ready to leave.
Friday night (Feb 8) was a lot more fun. Me and six friends started off at El Tigre del Norte (highly recommend!!!) where we got six heaping plates of tapas and drinks for six euros each. El Tigre was packed and we were barely able to squeeze around the table, but it was great. I loved the atmosphere. Then, we went to an Irish Pub/Disco. It sounds like a really weird combination but it was actually pretty great. We all got in for free, which is always nice. The place was full of people, meaning it's a good place to be. Also, the music was fantastic! I definitely plan on going back to that place soon. When we left the Irish Disco, we then headed to a club. The girls got in for free (I felt sort of bad that the guys had to pay...but only sort of). The club was called Moondance. Sadly, it was a total bust. The club was basically empty and the music wasn't great. We left pretty soon after entering. We ended the night at an Irish Pub (no disco at this place). 
Saturday (Feb 9) was the birthday of one of the guys in my program. He told his parents that my birthday was three days before his and in the birthday package that his parents sent him, they included a tiara for me. So sweet! I most definitely wore that tiara the whole night! A group of us (around 11 people) started off the night at Cien Montaditos, a place that sells cheap food. I didn't eat anything there, but some of the guys did a food challenge. Then, we went to a restaurant (I forget the name), and split gnocchi and ravioli. Yum! By the time we finished eating, it was time to go to Kapital. I'd heard a lot of mixed reviews about Kapital. Some people love it, others hate it. It's definitely more of a tourist trap than anything, but it was an experience and if you're in Madrid you have to go at least one time. I had a lot of fun at Kapital. My friends and I explored all seven stories. We danced and sang and had a great time. By 4:30 am, I was so tired that I decided to call it a night. Maybe one day I'll be able to stay out until the metros reopen at 6:00 am like a true Madrileña.
This weekend was a lot of fun. Madrid is a great city to celebrate a birthday. If I couldn't be home for my birthday, I'm glad I was here.
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