July 9, 2008

8:00 – Wake up to watch running of the bulls. Lisa is very upset to hear that six bulls are killed everyday in Pamplona during San Fermin.

9:00 – More singing. Very hard to not fall asleep as it takes 45 minutes to get through Ixilik Ixilik Dago. Nick is pisssed (and would like everyone to know)

10:00 – Dance. We go from doing dances meant for 5 year olds to learning really awesome jota steps. Nick is elated that he can at least keep some sort of rhythm today.

11:00 – Txalaparta! Hit some boards, played some txirula, all and all, we deduced that we’re awe-inspiring. Txalaparta man, recognizing out awesomeness, offered to teach us how to play the alboka. Obviously, we accepted.

12:00 — Txistu. He gave us drums today. It was AMAZING.

13:30 – Lunch. Rice and strange ham/cheese deep fried sandwich thing. Its better with catsup.

14:20 – Lisa heads to the stadium of the Alvares (futball team of Vitoria). Nick watches an episode of Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia with Lael and Daniela. It’s quickly becoming an addiction.

14:45 – Board a bus for Bilbao.

15:45 – Arrive at the stadium of Athletico Bilbao in San Mames for a guided tour. Lisa is vastly entertained by the scowl Unai wears throughout the tour… apparently its like a Giants/Dodgers thing.

17:00 – Head over to the old quarter of Bilbao for a guided tour. The tour guide is useless but the area is pretty.

18:30 – Hit up the Guggenheim Museum. Gang is incapable of figuring out how to work the audio guide. Eventually give up and just walk around aimlessly. Note: Dog is very cool, spider is not so cool.

20:00 – Visit the Portugalete village to admire its famous Transporter Bridge. Walk across very very very high walkway. Argentineans do zazpi jautziak on the bridge. Lisa is not fond of looking down. Nick drops a nickel off the top of the bridge. Watches it as it falls. SPLAAASH!! Ride transporter back to other side.

21:30 – Dinner at El Molino. Wayyy too much food.

23:30 – Get back on bus to head home. Argentineans sing all the way home. Peter Pettigrew pulls out his poxpolin and starts to play. Lisa and Lael discuss the question of how they were going to break it and hurt him simultaneously. Several theories were proposed… we’ll let you know how it goes. :)

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