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GIJON
So after my interesting time with the night bus getting to Gijon, I walked around the town, slept in the park, walked to the beach and then went to my couchsurfer, Ediite's house. I was sooo tired that I ended up having a sleep in the afternoon until we got up in the evening and went into town to meet some of her friends. We walked around for a while and then went to a cider bar. The way they drink cider in Northern Spain is not like anything else Ive ever seen. It tastes completely different too (I wasnt a big fan). It only comes in a big bottle and it is flat so to get bubbles in it they use 2 hands, one holding the glass down low while the other hand is high above their head pouring the cider onto the side of the glass to give it a 'lift'....but it also makes half the cider spill on the ground which is a waste if you ask me....but I have photos which make it easier to understand...I just havent uploaded them yet.
Then we hung out at the port for a while and then went to the main square where they had a concert. The concert was crap so after a while we left and went back home.
The next day Ediite and her friends went to the beach and I spent the day wondering around the town. I went to the top of a hill which had a weird statue thing on top and then slept and read on the grass for a while. After that I wondered around a bit more and then came across a Vespa Rally. There were LOTS and LOTS of Vespa's all done up and looking really nice ready to go on a ride together and when they did, I just watched in amazement going "I want one....."
Then I went to a very local restaurant for dinner. This was so local that it felt like they'd never need a traveller in their life....they also couldnt speak any english which made it more fun hahaha. I ended up ordering something and not knowing what it was. I got potatos, eggs, salad and a fillet of god knows what meat.....but now that Ive become a meat eater, it was actually really nice.
I then went home to meet Ediite and another couchsurfer who was staying at her house too and we stayed up talking for a while and drinking some wine. Then we called it a night.
Gijon was a nice town, nice beach and lots of festivals and things going on which was cool. Everywhere you looked there was music of some description.
So after my interesting time with the night bus getting to Gijon, I walked around the town, slept in the park, walked to the beach and then went to my couchsurfer, Ediite's house. I was sooo tired that I ended up having a sleep in the afternoon until we got up in the evening and went into town to meet some of her friends. We walked around for a while and then went to a cider bar. The way they drink cider in Northern Spain is not like anything else Ive ever seen. It tastes completely different too (I wasnt a big fan). It only comes in a big bottle and it is flat so to get bubbles in it they use 2 hands, one holding the glass down low while the other hand is high above their head pouring the cider onto the side of the glass to give it a 'lift'....but it also makes half the cider spill on the ground which is a waste if you ask me....but I have photos which make it easier to understand...I just havent uploaded them yet.
Then we hung out at the port for a while and then went to the main square where they had a concert. The concert was crap so after a while we left and went back home.
The next day Ediite and her friends went to the beach and I spent the day wondering around the town. I went to the top of a hill which had a weird statue thing on top and then slept and read on the grass for a while. After that I wondered around a bit more and then came across a Vespa Rally. There were LOTS and LOTS of Vespa's all done up and looking really nice ready to go on a ride together and when they did, I just watched in amazement going "I want one....."
Then I went to a very local restaurant for dinner. This was so local that it felt like they'd never need a traveller in their life....they also couldnt speak any english which made it more fun hahaha. I ended up ordering something and not knowing what it was. I got potatos, eggs, salad and a fillet of god knows what meat.....but now that Ive become a meat eater, it was actually really nice.
I then went home to meet Ediite and another couchsurfer who was staying at her house too and we stayed up talking for a while and drinking some wine. Then we called it a night.
Gijon was a nice town, nice beach and lots of festivals and things going on which was cool. Everywhere you looked there was music of some description.