on the go-go

namaste, you m*tha f*ckas!

apologies for the delay, apologies, apologies...
but, i was on the go-go.

a have so much to share, so much to b*tch about, so much weight to lose,
so much more to eat in this damn country!

i will do an on the go-go-location-whereabouts-nutshell,
because, yes, my honoring of the namaste m*tha f*cka divine in all does have to have
a classy setting, intriguing company, and my ears and eyes (and high level of gastronomic intentions) on the prize, people.

so, me, on the go-go, started out in madrid...

"...when we last met our hero..."


MADRID
*hung out a lot in, around, and down and over the Puerta Del Sol
*began reading the book SHUTTER ISLAND
*ended up redeeming myself at every meal with more than 2 or 3 glasses of wine with the woman of the household...I even got a gorgeous scarf from the "Three Kings"...hmmm, must have done something right!
*Prado Museo, Thyssen Museo, but no favorite, the Reina Sofia. closed. every single f*ckin day.
*snow...lots of it...
(*lesson here learned: patience, endurance, curiosity)

BILBAO
*4 1-2 hour bus ride (comfy, spacious) through amazing sites only to land not far from the Guggenheim. damn. simply rockin´!
*did my own arrival tour of the outside of the Gugg and across the ria...smiled a lot!
*met up with the woman of the household that i am staying with in granada, and her other tour guide, whom i will now refer to as Lone Ranger. awesome to see a friendly, well informed, spanish-english speaking face! she allowed me to accompany her, Lone Ranger, and the 24 college students from Minnesota, along a snippet of the Camino de Santiago tour she has been leading since January 1st. she´s great!
*had delicious tapas...succulent, and knees weakening...this is the night i began my battle with loose bowels.
(*lesson here learned: remind me to discuss how i proclaimed myself as italian. then as italian american. better yet, i will remind you.)

BURGOS into FROMISTA
*ummm, hmmm...i recall a cathedral...
*i recall a pleasant hotel...
*i think...no, wait, that was Leon...
*what the hell did we do ...oh! i got to know Lone Ranger...if you call that getting to "know" someone. he´s Lone Ranger for a reason, people...many reasons.
(*lesson here learned: namaste, Lone Ranger. we won´t ever meet again. but, it was interesting and fun, sometimes. other times it was a dental exam. obviously, i will elaborate more on my lessons learned from meeting him. again, namaste, and no, for those of you thinking it, this was nothing sexual. no way. no how. no never ever.)

LEON
*thought this city was trash upon first eyeing it up.
*ended up cuddling up to Leon...lovely Leon...
*too much wine, too much beer, not enough salty gambas.
*awesome free breakfast in the hotel.
*felt like shopping, but haven´t worked out in over 2 weeks. just browsed, and loved it.
*took a solid sh*t!
(*lesson here learned: gotta let the city breathe, gotta let it open up how it wants to open up to you. and, damn, food is sooooo good. even better topping it all off with cafe con leche and a glass and a half of wine.)

GRANADA
*8 maybe 9 hours in the car on the ride from Leon to Otura
*i know know the CURIOUS GEORGE movie and BOB THE BUILDER and FIREMAN SAM so well that i can sing you the theme songs backwards, and tell you which Hollywood actor has done the voice overs for each character.
*raining hard all the way home.
*obtained a small rash.
(*lesson here learned: damn, i am a bit tired...)

i am at home base right now, and will be for awhile.
i do care to elaborate more, and i will, on my lessons learned and other facts about my snippet of a trip to the north of españa!

but for tonight, namaste, and sleep tight!