Buenos dias!
This morning, we started off with an amazing breakfast. There was a surplus of Spanish food provided to us at our hotel. After breakfast, we traveled by the Metro to the center of Spain. We ventured to the Plaza Mayor, which is the equivalent to Times Square in New York City. We came across a lot of interesting people, such as a man putting people in bubbles and some of the people pretending to be statues like we saw yesterday. When we branched out from the square, there were markets, boutiques, and souvenir stores. Some of us also had the opportunity to go to the biggest department store in the world.
After a few hours of shopping, we met up for lunch at what the Spanish consider an American restaurant. This meal included three courses, starting with spaghetti, followed by a huge piece of chicken and some fries made with lots of butter. To end our meal, we were served the Spanish version of Neapolitan ice cream with hot fudge on top. We were very overwhelmed with the large amount of food that we were served and did not expect the second plate to come. Needless to say, we were definitely fueled and ready to go for our game.
The final part of our day consisted of our volleyball match against VC Madrid. This team consisted of chicas from the ages of 18 to 28. This team would be considered a minor league team. We played best out of five, and we won our first international match in five games. As we were playing, we discovered that the volleyball court is not the same size as ours because they measure it in meters instead of feet, so it was a little difficult to get used to. After the match, the other team taught us how to say “good game” in Spanish. We are excited to say that so far we are undefeated internationally and we hope to keep it that way!
Adios!
TCVB J
Pictures from yesterday's blog:
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| Man in Spain pretending to be a statue |
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| Royal Palace |
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| TCVB |
Pictures from today's blog:
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| Plaza Mayor |
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| TCVB and VC Madrid |
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