Hello everyone,
Just a heads up that I'm in spain, currently enjoying the European Juggling Convention.
I already bought me some goodies like a hoola hoop and some clubs, YaY!

First I visited Madrid, very nice weather. a constant 35 degrees Celcius during the day and a cool breeze to bare with it. Only weird that you couldn't really find any restaurants. It appears that Spanish people have a culture to go to their local bar and eat something there. And everything like that is rather expensive. So we went to our life saver = mac Donalds. Always respecting some standard in it's food. making it a beackon of recognition in every foureign country. We walked around 8 Km every day. I still got blisters on my feet but it was worth it!

Something very frustrating is that no one who comes in contact with tourists speaks English! everything from cashiers to info points they don't speak English. You start acting like a monkey after a while trying to get them to give you information while pointing and trying to say some keywords like "plaza" or "metro". they know that you don't speak spanish or not even understand it and still they mutter on in that incomprehensible little language of theirs. Only so far I've had some Spanish tourists asking me some random stuff witch I didn't know because I don't know Madrid :s

After two days we left to Vitorai/Gasteiz. why the two citynamethingy? Well, it's located in the Bask country. and I think you can guess the rest. It appears they are better at the pastry and bread baking. It quiet sucked in Madrid.
Now I am happy to be at the EJC because I can finally speak one of the four languages I DO know, like English, French maybe? even German. And ultimately Dutch with the other Belgians in the conference.

going to EJC now!

feathers out...