MADRITH night on the town!

I was excited to have my first day to sleep in! Saturday was a very relaxed day. I woke up and met the girls at the track for an awesome work out. It has been really cold here recently but with the sun out it isn’t too bad. I came back and ad almuerzo with Carly. Then I decided that I was beginning to feel my honeymoon stage of Spain wearing off. I needed to do something American – watch Modern Family. We got together at Ashley’s house to watch a few episodes. The best is that Kip, Carly and I stopped at a pastry shop on the way over which completed the afternoon. We each tried something different this time – overall an indescribable experience. Modern Family and being with my friends was the perfect remedy for my minor spell of homesickness. After that I was ready to go out! Ashley and I ventured into Madrid in the early morning hours. It was late enough that the trains weren’t running to Madrid from Alcala. It was so frigid out and we had to walk to the bus station to figure out all the schedules. While we were waiting we got kebabs and energy drinks (they’re form of fast food. It is similar to a gyro.) Once we arrived, neither of us had money left on our phones and we tried to use he payphones to call Ashley’s friend, John. Some locals saw us struggling and were nice enough to let us borrow their cell phones. When we met up with John, we kind of wandered around aimlessly (a reoccurring theme in Spain) and happened to stroll down the road that housed KAPITAL – the best nightclub in Madrid. It was fate. At first we were tentative to go in because it was pretty expensive. We talked to a few people outside and were easily persuaded to go in. And it was worth it. Kapital has seven floors of absolute European craziness. The first floor was the main dancefloor with a stage with performers on it. They play European techno music which I have grown to absolutely love. Every once in a while this fog machine would blast full force ono the center of the dancefloor. Later in the night we positioned ourselves directly underneath it and when it turned on, you literally couldn’t see anything in this cold blast of wind/fog for 15 seconds. I couldn’t stop laughing every time it happened. As you went to different floors, here were lounges and balconies people would just hang out in. The fifth floor (plus the main floor) was our favorite because it played all the classic American songs that we knew. We were there for a long time but it didn’t even feel like it! The outgoing Spanish men were great, the music was great – everything just made for a fabulous night in Madrid!