Runaway Cubicle: Game Time!

So when we first started thinking about going to Spain Bridget said the one thing she wanted to do was to go to the Real Madrid game. Before we left we both looked on how to buy tickets but couldn't figure it out. So Bridget asked her cousin to ask his program and his host gamily how we could get tickets and they told us about a website that was legitimate. So when we were in Seville we decided to buy tickets and with a prayer we entered Bridget's credit card information. They were supposed to drop the tickets off at our hotel in Madrid. The game wasn't until Sunday and we got to Madrid on Thursday, when we asked the concierge if the tickets were delievered she was like o no not yet, too soon. Well soon they would become sick of us because I think we asked every time we walked into the hotel. Wehn we got back from Mercado de San Miguel we still did not have the tickets and the game was in a few hours. Bridget was convinced that we weren't getting them and were being scammed, I believe it popped on and off her credit card a few times. She tried emailing and calling them but they were closed on the weekend. So we took a nap (what else is there to do in Spain) and when we woke up I went downstairs and asked one more time and he said that they just got a phone call that they were about to be delievered. I ran upstairs and told Bridget and she said she just got a call too double checking on our hotel. So a few minutes later I went downstairs and picked up our tickets. Bridget still thought there was a chance that they weren't legit but we said a quick prayer and headed to the stadium.

When we got to the stadium there were tables selling gummy candies and nuts, we were like um that is an interesting game snack. I think we held our breaths as our tickets were scanned and were delightfully surprised when they actually worked haha. Our seats were actually in the same spot where we stood for the tour; they were high up and Bridget forgot her glasses. The players were hard to see but it was still awesome being there. We were slightly confused at the anthem that was sung because it was just really music and not singing.

Some weird things we noticed:

They had all of these security guards sitting around the field.
There was no eating or drinking during the game escept for the nuts and gummies.
At halftime they all pulled out sandwiches in tin foil.
We decided to go get some food but couldn't find the food stands until we realized that they were the floor below and not all over the place like here.
Also, I believe there wasn't any drinking during the game.

It was definitely a great experience and I am so glad I got to see Real Madrid win even if getting the tickets took years off my life. :)