I am very happy to report that I got rid of my computer's virus myself! It is so nice to be able to get on the internet whenever I want now! I ended up googling the message that was on my wallpaper from the virus and downloaded a program that worked to get rid of it. What a relief!
On Saturday, we got up early and took the 6am bus to Madrid. We could not find any good prices on hostels or hotels before we left, so that was the first thing we did when we got there. We arrived at 10am and took our first trip on the metro to a station near the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, where Real Madrid plays. We walked up the street and found a hotel called Hotel Aitana which had a room with 2 single beds for a reasonable price. It was a super nice hotel!! There were 5 of us total staying in the room, so 4 slept on the beds and one slept on chair cushions on the floor. Also, the shower was great!! There was hot water and pretty good water pressure!! Best shower I've had in Spain so far!
Saturday afternoon, we went on the tour of the Real Madrid Stadium. We went through the trophy room, down to touch the field, sat in the seats that the players who are on the bench sit in during the game, and saw the press room. It was definitely more than you would get to see in any US football stadium due to not as much security here! We went to the Real Madrid v. Levante soccer game on Saturday night. It lasted about 2.5 hours total. By the way, it rained all day Saturday and during the entire game. Good thing our seats were in the nosebleed section so we had the overhang to protect us from the rain and heat lamps to keep us warm :)
After the game, we went out in the Puerta del Sol area of the city. There were lots of people out but all the discotecas cost quite a bit to get in, so we decided not to go there.
On Sunday, we went to El Rastro, which is a huge market in the city. They sold everything there...from powerstrips, to clothes, to fingernail polish, to flowers. It was pretty cool and there were lots of people there. Next, we went to the Prado Museum, but we decided we didn't have enough time to go in. At least we'll know how to get there when we go back to Madrid in the future. We went to the bus station and got something to eat before getting on our 5 hour bus ride home. We got back to Caceres at 10:30pm last night and everyone was really tired!
Today, I had classes and nothing much new has happened...I'll try to put up pictures of the game, etc. soon!
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