May 24th

Today was a pretty lackluster day seeing as I didn't get out of bed until 2:30 PM. Once I got up, showered, and got ready I went downstairs to check my email and ran into Mariya. We discovered that we were the only ones in the hotel besides the staff, so we ran out and grabbed a quick bite to eat.

By the time we got back a few people had stumbled in from their excursions, we gathered a small group and headed over to the Real Madrid soccer stadium. We walked around the stadium and took some pictures then found the team shop. I wanted to buy Aidan a Real Madrid soccer jersey, but they were around €65 (which is about $100). Luckily I was able to find him a really cute team shirt (and made sure to get it several sizes too big so he can grow into it instead of out of it).

Upon returning from our little excursion I took a short nap, then walked to the plaza with Jeff and Sherry to get some Ben and Jerry's. When I got back I called home to talk to Autumn and Aidan, and now I'm off to bed.