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20250413 Another day full of activities but first the boys have a training session  with Atletico de Madrid versus SDB. After the game  we head to Madrid City to check out the Sala Immersivo Museum before lunch in a cafe near the 18th century  Royal Palace of  Madrid, which unfortunately we didn’t have time to go through, plus the queue was a mile long. We walked the streets taking in the sites when we came across the Chocolateria San Gines, an historical cafe known for its Churros  (fried dough pastries) and thick hot  chocolate, that opened in 1894, quite an history. After winding through many alleyways we arrived at the Tabbao Flamenice, located in the  Embbematic  Plaza de Santa Ana, one of the oldest active Tabbao in the world and we were lucky enough to see it. The crew were relaxing in a lovely quite bar enjoying one of Spains ales when we arrived so Polly ordered us a nice Sangria, delicious.😋  Here we stand inside the Sala Immersion...

20250412  The alarms went off at 6:30am so we jump out of bed and head to breakfast before loading onto the bus, we had a small delay as our coach Fabio wasn’t feeling well but he jumped back with flying colours. Our trip today entails the town of Toledo, known for the medieval Arab, Jewish and Christian Monuments set above the plains of Castilla-Ha Mancha in central Spain,  I don't know about anyone else, but I'm excited! The medieval period is my favourite part of history but first the boys have a  Futsal Training session in the town of  Cobisa, Toledo, boys to ware Navy (dark blue) kit and polo shirt - tracksuit. The boys are being trained by a 3rd generation Futsal club for a three hour training session. The training was intense especially when the tennis balls came out but if you learn to kick a tennis ball you can kick any ball. The training  went well, hopefully the boys got some great tips. The boys were all excited to receive a Jersey from the Cobisa...

20250412 The boys had a training session on this morning so Sharyn and I decided to stay in and try and catch up on some sleep, we meet the crew for lunch and some shopping at Torrejón de Ardoz. Unfortunately the morning has been wet and cold which isn’t pleasant for shopping, bring on the afternoon when we get to visit one of the world's most modern stadiums, the Riyadh Air Metropolitano, Atlético de Madrid's home ground, yep, it’s another Stadium. Who would have thought visiting a stadium could be the highlight of our Day. We spotted this ice cream pallor so we stepped inside to check it out, it’s a  Spanish franchise known for its natural, low-fat yogurt that’s made with skimmed milk and is often topped with fresh fruit, cereals, and sauces. Llao Llao is pronounced "yao-yao. They look so scrumptious but we definitely got the wrong chocolate sauce. Someone’s having a dig at the toilet sign, but I’m betting she’s really busting for the loo, it must be this  cold weather a...