Spain
St.Valentine’s bones are in Madrid. It’s funny that so many people consider the anniversary of the beheading of a man the most romantic day of the year.
Read MoreRuins of a long lost palace and Royal Stables have been found during the construction of a tunnel in downtown Madrid.
Read MoreMadrid is home to hundreds, maybe thousands, of historical locations. One of the is Sobrino de Botín, the oldest restaurant in the world, certified by the Guiness Book of World Records. I know there are several other restaurants that claim to be the olders, dating back to even thousands of years. So what’s the differences? This one can prove that since 1725 it never closed its doors, never changed places and never changed its name.
Read MoreI've been waiting two decades to see Buffalo Tom in concert ever since I was introduced to them by a former bandmate, who is probably their actual #1 fan. Kitchen Door was the first cover song we ever recorded, on a 4-track tape recorder. The band broke up, we went different ways, but I kept Buffalo Tom in my Walkman, then Discman, then MiniDisc player, then iPod, then iPhone, and now Spotify.
Read MoreIn the summer, mostly every city, municipality, town, village, you name it, has their “fiestas”, which are celebrations usually in honor of the location’s patron saint. Madrid, for example, celebrates in August 15th with concerts and film showings in open air theaters. Last year I went to the beach in Andalusia and the local fiesta was a carnival, with lots of food and a fashion show. Well, in Buñol, they have a humongous tomato fight in the streets end with red rivers of tomato juice flowing down the gutter in a scene that could easily be used in gory horror flicks.
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