Day 1. No sleep. In Barca at last. Big lunch. Long walk. La Sagrada Familia. Waffles. A bit of sleep. Tapas x 5. 4-0. Spain on fire. Hard rain and the way home.
Day 2. Late start and a big breakfast. Mosquito attack. Park Güell. Tapas. Flamenco together with a jealous woman – and she did mean it serious. Gourmet food. Discussion about Georgian food and wine. A few bottles later. Discussions about passion, differences in men and women. And finally, agreement reached in all topics (that's what true friends are for…to understand or maybe wine had its toll).
Day 3. On the way to pick up Lurja (car). Hola Marina(gps). Short stop at house of Miro. Broken car. Police station. Zaragoza. Dinner near the market place. Beautiful market and the cathedral, narrow streets, unbearable heat of the night.
Day 4. Windy roads. Sos del Rey Catolico. Ancient city center. Lunch on a veranda. Arrival at Pamplona. Sleepy city.
Day 5. Pamplona in preparation for San Fermin. Busy and welcoming. Old market … locals ’try our jamon, cheese...’. Enchanting narrow streets with thousand stories to tell. Road to San Sebastian. City packed with Americans and Australians. Tapas at the square in the old city.
Day 6. San Sebastian, Monaco of the North. Everyone has a place in this city the reach, young families and even the students. Very lively yet with a touch of aristocracy. The see food is worth a try. Night drive (of the brave) to Pamplona. San Fermin in preparation for the 8am spectacle - the run of the bulls(and the 'brave' people). The city is one big party place. No place to squeeze into. Social peeing, no gender discrimination! There is just no place to deposit so much beer. Poor Lurja became a causality of the bio wars. A ‘comfortable’ sleep under the Lurjas roof. 8 o’clock- the run of the cows. A bit disappointed to have driven 200km and witness no blood shed. Back to San Sebastian.
Day 7. The road to la Rioja. Arrive at your destination - Haro the capital of Rioja! Spain refuses to work on weekends, not to mention during siesta time. If you get hungry during siesta taught luck, no food or water between 3 - 7:30pm. Big disappointment, wineries closed due to siesta or wedding preparation. Next stop - Laguardia, medieval city of 300 plus caves (now wine cellars), built on a hill, in the middle of vineyards as everything else in Rioja.
Day8. Breakfast in Laguardia. And a long drive back to Barca.
Day9. Shopping frenzy. Jamon with some melon and with couple of survivors. Packing.
Day10. Early morning alarm. It is time to part … already!! Sneaking out without a sound (trying at least). See you all next time!!
