Soo back in Madrid, we got a new roommate (another girl finally) her name is Maddie, and she's from California! One afternoon, the weather was amazing, so Mia, Kira, and I went to Serrano, which is like Rodeo Drive in California. Obviously, we window shopped :) at stores like Louis Vuitton, Burberry, Jimmy Choo, Chanel, Gucci, and more places like that. Wednesday night we all went out for Mexican food - yummy. Thursday, we had people over to pregame at our piso and then went to Las Huertas (area with tons of bars filled with college students). It was fun until the end of the night when I realized I lost my keys (one to my apt complex, one to my front door, and one to the door of my room). Found out the next morning there was no spare to my bedroom, so I waited all day (with no glasses/contacts to see) until 6:30 at night when someone finally came to change my locks. I was supposed to cost me 80 euros, but it was more like 45 euros later...I was in my room! That night people just came over for drinks, a relaxing night to end my stressful day. Saturday, we went with ISA to El Escorial, a small city in Spain. We toured the Monasterio de San Lorenzo, where all the Kings, Queens, and Royal families are buried, which spans 9 acres and walking in the corridors alone would cover about 11 miles. Then we went outside the city up on top of a mountain where Franco (dictator of Spain for 40 years) was buried in the largest tomb stone in the world known as Valle de los Caidos or "Valley of the Fallen." He was not allowed to be buried in the monastery with the rest of the Kings and Queens, so he had a massive monument built with tallest memorial cross in the world, a 500 foot construction of stone marking its place. That night, back in Madrid, we went to Owe and Tanner's to pregame in La Latina, and then headed for El Kapital. Our bad luck continued when we waited for an hour, and the guy who was supposed to get us in for free, never showed and we didn't want to pay the 20 euro entrance fee, so we just went home. Overall, it was a really funny night and we still had a great time! Sunday we went to Las Ventas - Plaza de Toros - to see a bull fight. By far the most gruesome/cruel/brutal thing I have ever witnessed. They kill 6 bulls one after another in each 'bull fight' and it was absolutely horrifying so we only stayed for the first 3. The only reason I'm glad I went is for taking part in the traditional Spanish culture that has gone on for centuries... but honestly, it was awful and I will definitely not ever go again. Monday, after school of course, we all went to El Tigre for Oscar's brother, David's, last night visiting Madrid. Tuesday we went to the REAL MADRID soccer game at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu (largest stadium in Europe). Attendence was about 75,000 people, and it was said to have been the best game of the season. People's exact words were "you could go to 100 Real Madrid games, and never see such an amazing game!" They played Getafe, who just beat Barcelona 1-0, and we won 3-2! Madrid was down 2-1 with like not even 5 minutes left in the game, and tied it up to go into overtime when we scored to win the game! The stadium went wild - it was absolutely insane - and definitely one of the best things I have done since I've been here. Wednesday... Cien lol and then Thursday... Happy Birthday Lissy! Mexican dinner with the girls then Joy, which is ALWAYS a good time! Tomorrow we leave early for Salamanca for the weekend, getting back late Sunday night. Then early Wednesday morning Mia, Eli, Shannon, and I leave for ROMEEE!!!
I realized today that I have exactly 5 weeks left in Europe, and I don't want to leave :(
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