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La Tomatina!!!

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That’s it.  The rest of our trip is downhill from here.  La Tomatina was definitely the highlight of our trip (year? life?), and I can’t see how anything else will come close to providing me so much joy.tom8

Ok, what am I talking about?  La Tomatina is the biggest food fight in the world.  Each year, on the last Wednesday of August, 20,000 people pack into the small town of Bunol (population 9,000) and throw tomatoes at each other for an hour.

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Climbing the Rock of Gibraltar

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Gibraltar is a strange place.  Take southern Spain, northern Africa, and England, and smash them all together on a rock 2.6 square miles.  Literally, one minute we are in Spain, using Euros, everyone speaking Spanish, and the next, we cross through immigration, and everyone is speaking English with a British accent, and using pounds to purchase items like Cadbury and beans on toast.  Gib1

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Gibraltar on a budget

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Generally, when you’re speaking in British pounds, the term “budget” isn’t applicable.  But I think we managed to do Gibraltar affordably.  Since I had such a hard time finding any info about it before we went, I wanted to put our itinerary and costs down in case anyone planning on going to Gibraltar stumbles across this.

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La Feria di Malaga

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If Barcelona didn’t make us feel old, Malaga did.  We happened to be in this southern Spanish town, which is the second oldest city in Spain, for the Feria of Malaga.

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Blabla Success!

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 Blablacar is a mix between Uber and hitchhiking.  People who are planning to drive from Point A to Point B, post open seats that are available in their car on blablacar.com, along with a price per seat.  It helps drivers recoup money spent on gas, and provides a cheaper method for travelers to reach their destinations.

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Playing Game of Thrones in Seville

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After the hustle and bustle (and humidity) of Barcelona, Seville was a welcome dose of sophistication and affordable food.  Andalucia’s capital city is a vibrant town, full of culture and history.  Apparently founded by Hercules, it became the major port of Spain after Columbus sailed to America.  Columbus’s remains now rest in The Seville Cathedral, which is the 3rd largest in the world.  Interestingly, the Dominican Republic also has a set of bones, which it claims are those of the explorer.

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