Saturday, June 29

I love sleeping in! 

First on the list today was the Navarre Museum. There were a few interesting things to see but it was not a must see. 

I walked through the old town. I stated following the music I heard in the distance. And I came across a parade with large comical figures dancing through the streets. It was some sort of children's parade, like for kids 3-7. 

People took turns "wearing" The large figures. The larger ones were larger than 12ft. Smaller characters were carried by young teens. The guy "wearing" the horses were caring sticks with spunges hanging from the end. They go around chasing kids (and adults) and adults trying to hit them with the sponge. 

I walked over to the bull ring which is closed in preparation for the running of the bulls next week. behind that is Fort St Bartholomew a later addition to the defensive walls. 

 Path the bulls run into the ring. 

Fort battlements

This hostel, Hostel Aloha, is super cute. The people who run it are so nice. Hugo, the main guy, has an amazing patio garden: herbs, flowers and even an olive tree. 

I had just gotten back from walking around when Hugo knocks on my door asking if I was hungry because he was making Cuban Rice. It was about 3:30 and I haven't eaten lunch yet so I accepted. Several other people were about and we chatted while Hugo cooked. He cooked Indian rice with garlic and bay leaves (from the garden). A huge heap of rice was put in the center of the plate and topped with tomato sauce and a fried egg. It was yummy and so simple. 6 of us all sat down and enjoyed a meal together.

Lately I have been meeting so many really nice people.  A teenage couple from Salt Lake and a girl from near Perth Australia and I hung out later in the evening. We went out for churros (which according to Hugo are the real ones, not like the ones I had in Barcelona). We opted for the larger stuffed ones. I ordered one with chocolate and one with nata (like whipped cream). The were yummy.

 After we walked around exploring for more than 2 hours. We walked over a bridge over the river and around this park. It doesn't get dark here till like 10pm. Which is weird.