All-Righty then...
Here are some of the pics I got at La Tomatina festival in Bunol as well as Valencia. Still in Morocco at the moment but I have some pretty good ones so far.... (at least I think so...)
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Bunol - (pronounced Bun-yol, but I can't figure out how to do the squiggly line above the "N")
La tomatina festival occurs the last Wednesday of August in a small town named Bunol, about 40 minutes outside of Valencia. Traditionally people dress in white and the tomatoes don't show up until someone grabs a ham from atop a greased pole. In the meantime, people are ripping t-shirts off of each other and throwing them around in a dodgeball type setting. I don't have any pics of the tomato throwing (no waterproof camera) but have some of the before and aftermath.
The Lead up:
The Church where they place the greased pole
T-Shirt Time!! (this was actually just as fun as the tomato throwing)
After Pic. (I'm laughing because as this picture was being taken, the photographer got hit in the ear with a tomato)
The Massive Crowd just after the final cannon sounded
Another Crowd pic.
Valencia: This coastal City in Southern Spain was actually founded by 2,000 Roman Soldiers as a retirement community. Among being the center of Arts and Sciences in Spain, it is known for its Paella and Horchata (the real one made with tiger nuts not found in Taquerias) but even something "yours truly" didn't know, Valencia introduced the world to oranges. This is a great city definitely worth visitng and I found the street art to be very cool as well.
10 Commandments of Capitalism (try and get a close look at the beard)
More Street Art
Homage to Paella
The Slow Pace of Progress
Old Fortress
Gateway into the City
Horchata Bar (they take it pretty seriously here)
More Street Art (Nice contrast between the art and the traditional buildings)
They ran out of material while building this wall and used a broken statue to complete it
Marrakech, Morocco
Main Square within the Old City
In the Main Square getting close with a snake
Shot of a Lamp Store in the Market; didn't find a Genie
A Louis Vuitton Football.... Tight!!!
Busy Marketplace
Pic. of Cobra
My Buddy Mario posing with a few snakes
Random Door
Copperhead fish in a shop
Sahara Desert Excursion: We started our 4-hour drive to the Sahara at 7am stopping in different towns and saw many mountain ranges along the way before riding camels to our campsite for the night. We slept outside and woke up a t 5am to watch the sunrise. Although our excursion was only 2 days/ 1 night, an alternative one can be booked for 54 days if anyone is interested....
The Ait Ben Hadam Kasbah - If this looks familiar to anyone, you have likely seen it in several movies; Gladiator, The Mummy, Indiana Jones.
During a stop for breakfast; small village behind me
Mario & Pagie
Village in the mountains of Morocco
Me with yet another Snake Charmer
Mountain Range on the way to the Sahara
"Heart of the Earth" as the locals call it
Mario & Me before departure into the Desert
Guess Who?
Sunrise in the Sahara
