Yesterday, we went to the Palacio Real. The weather is still bad, which is a shock to just about every local. We're all used to it, being from the midwest and all, but people here think it is ludicrous. The palace was quite extravagant and beautiful. We weren't allowed to take pictures inside :( but everything from the carpet to the flooring to the murals on the ceilings were absolutely gorgeous... Everyone left wishing they could live in the Royal Palace. I'm adding a picture of the inside of the palace from the courtyard.
Today, Spain played its first World Cup game!!!!! I don't want to discuss the outcome, because they lost. We met some of my friends who lived in Madrid at the game. What happens is all the huge plazas in Madrid put up big screens and people flock to watch the game. We went to the RealMadrid's soccer stadium, San Bernadeu to watch the game. It was soo cold out, but there were thouuuusands of people there- I was so hot! It was awesome. Absolutely nothing like this happens in America. Everyone was singing, cheering, and EVERY person there was decked out in something Spain. Most people wore flags as capes or something of that nature. The title of the blog is a song we learned that everyone always sings at the games. I had a great time and definitely caught the World Cup fervor. Spain is one of the teams favored to win, so it was a huge disappointment that they lost!
I wish we were into soccer or some national team. Its pretty cool to celebrate and watch a game just meandering (well, there wasn't much room to move) outside. The national anthems of Spain kept being sung, and many people were just partying their little lives away. The only downside is smoking is such a huge part of the culture, and being crammed like sardines makes it impossible to escape the nasty smoke!!
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