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| Santiago Bernabéu Stadium |
So after the life-altering event that was the Naked Bike Ride, I met up with my friend from TEFL Brittany and together we toured the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium where Spain's soccer team plays. None of the World Cup games are taking place there this year, so the tours were going all day. For just €20, we got to wander from the top of the stadium, down to the presidential box, the trophy room, the locker rooms, and even the players' seats on the field. So worth it!
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| Panoramic view from the top boxes |
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| walking down to ground level |
There were some small teams practicing while we were there, but obviously Spain's team was on the road for the Spain-Italy game that was today.
We wandered through for about an hour and half (it sounds long, but the stadium is huge and there are TONS of steps!) Then we wandered down to the Plaza de Chamartín area and found out that Saturday's must be days for street fairs! Tapas time turned into Daiquiris/Mojitos time.
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| Posing in front of the practicing teams. |
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| Daiquiris! |
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| España's opening!! |
And since the game wasn't on their home field, Madrid set up a HUGE screen outside of the stadium to broadcast the game live. We went back today (me in a yellow cardi and red jeans - Spain colors!) and watched the game with hundreds of die-hard Spain fans. There was even a small group of about 20 Italy fans, and I honestly don't know what they were thinking! They had bottles and random things thrown at them when Italy scored the first goal, and middle fingers were flying high.
The final score ended up being Spain - 1, Italy - 1, and while no one likes a tie, it's not a loss. We'll take it :)
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