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Day 4 - Bulls and bikemaster
... in different regions of Spain that want independence. He takes us to a traditional Asturian Cider (sidra asturiana) place to taste this special local drink. The cider is a bit more sour than we are used to, but very nice and I can definitely feel it working because I get a bit dizzy:) He invites us to come and visit him sometime in Bilbao. Well, you never know!
We get to a gas station around half past nine. The flow is big ...
Running of the Bulls!!!
... my friends got tickets to the bull fight at night, but it was 28 euro so I decided not to pay that and to make my own fun. 50ish U.S. dollars to watch 6 bulls get stabbed and killed, nah, I'll pass. I mean, I'm not a vegetarian or a member of PETA or something but I'm also not crazy about animal cruelty either and bull fights are animal cruelty at its worst. The few friends that did go to watch cried.
Meanwhile, Monica Laura and I and ...
San Fermin Fun
... found these jokes more amusing than others....
Luke and the boys got into position (as per 'the plan') in order to be far enough up the run as to not get kicked out (as lots did the day before). The crowd was full of nervous faces but a great buzz of excitement. The guys met an ultra macho American guy, who started screaming like a girl when the bulls came around the corner! Haha! Despite "the plan", they ended up on ...
What I learned on the Camino.....
... He said it had been great until a week prior or so when he joined the crowds who had come to join the official ‘Camino’ in St Jean, France – the other side of the Pyrenees. Since that time he had experienced severe overcrowding and the night before he had stayed in the official auberge in Pamplona. It had space for 100 pilgrims and nearly 130 had showed up. He had wanted to take a rest day and stay but had been kicked out at 8 am ...
Hear My Train A-Comin'
... this post while traveling by rail across the Spanish country side. The perfect listening for traveling across the Spanish country side (or any country side at that matter) is the new Danger Mouse and Daniele Luppi album, “Rome.” With Jack White and Norah Jones performing the only vocals on the album, the music fits in perfectly while the ...



