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2366012 charliedontsurf : I even bought a pair and they're here with me now
2366013 Lynx : yep, it's very green and cloudy
2366014 Lynx : not good weather for an Andalusian :)
2366015 charliedontsurf : I don't wear them, they're a souvenir and people ask about them
2366016 charliedontsurf : No, you like to roast in the sun
2366017 Lynx : are they comfy?
2366018 charliedontsurf : Never worn them. Probably not haha I think they use a padded insert to avoid blisters, but not sure
2366020 Lynx : the gastronomy is top !
2366021 charliedontsurf : It just seemed so relaxed, a different place
2366022 charliedontsurf : Yeah, the food was good
2366023 charliedontsurf : I never took a liking to morcilla, though
2366024 charliedontsurf : chorizo is fine, morcilla not so much
2366025 charliedontsurf : Fabada without morcilla :D
2366026 Lynx : don't you like the flavour?
2366027 charliedontsurf : Just seems weird to me, and looks strange
2366030 Lynx : did you try cachopo?
2366031 charliedontsurf : It's probably fine
2366032 charliedontsurf : I don't think so
2366033 Lynx : it's breaded calf ... delicious
2366034 Lynx : one puts 2 kgs on after this dish
2366035 charliedontsurf : Every Sunday my duena would make me either cocido madrileno or a full chicken. She made me eat an entire chicken. She said I was too skinny lol
2366036 charliedontsurf : So like veal, very Godfather vibes
2366037 Lynx : duena?
2366038 charliedontsurf : I paid rent to an old lady who owned the property
2366039 charliedontsurf : She wanted to take care of me like a grandson :D
2366040 Lynx : oh I get it
2366041 charliedontsurf : You are too thin, eat this!!! Not you, friend, just Jon lol
2366042 Lynx : how long did you stay there?
2366043 charliedontsurf : He needs to gain weight
2366044 charliedontsurf : With her about 5 months
2366045 charliedontsurf : About a year in Spain in total
2366046 charliedontsurf : That was in Leon
2366047 charliedontsurf : Started in Alcala de Henares, spent time in Madrid and Valladolid too
2366048 Lynx : and finally in Jaen :D
2366049 charliedontsurf : No, no Jaen lol
2366050 charliedontsurf : But I knew a girl from there, very cute
2366051 charliedontsurf : April says only olive trees and mosquitoes come from Jaen
2366053 charliedontsurf : I didn't spent a minute in Asturias until a couple of years later for a quick visit. Saw Sevilla, Granada and Cordoba on the fly. Just enough to see nothing at all lol
2366054 Lynx : you should come again after all this time
2366055 Lynx : like coming back to the future!
2366056 charliedontsurf : Yeah, easier said than done
2366057 charliedontsurf : I don't have a DeLorean, Lynx
2366058 Lynx : true that
2366059 Lynx : but I guess you're not tied to a job now
2366060 charliedontsurf : If I went back I'd rent a car for a month and spend the night in a new bed every day
2366061 Lynx : so it's easier :)
2366062 charliedontsurf : Take the back roads, drive all over,even small towns like Cuenca, Merida
2366063 Lynx : like a backpacker
2366064 charliedontsurf : A backpacker with a rental car :D
2366065 charliedontsurf : Every day you'd have to spend time looking for new lodgings for the day, a hassle
2366066 charliedontsurf : But I
2366067 Lynx : renting a car is the best option
2366068 charliedontsurf : I'd want to do it on my own schedule, going wherever, not just the hot spots for tourists
2366069 Lynx : I rented a car in Asturias
2366070 charliedontsurf : Nice, a Citroen?
2366072 charliedontsurf : Sounds like you had a great time
2366073 charliedontsurf : Time away from work
2366074 Lynx : now I'm planning a trip to either London or Edinburgh
2366075 charliedontsurf : Go to both!!!
2366076 charliedontsurf : You know the English speak funny, right? lol
2366077 Lynx : I was in London 20 years ago ... that's why I want to repeat
2366079 charliedontsurf : And the Scottish sound like Neanderthals haha
2366081 charliedontsurf : London is huge
2366082 charliedontsurf : I liked it though, but only stayed 3 days
2366083 charliedontsurf : Hard to get the feel of a place that big in so little time, but something is better than nothing
2366084 charliedontsurf : I'm sure you'll figure out a great trip!
2366085 Lynx : I was thinking about a 3-day trip
2366086 charliedontsurf : Now that I'm retired, I wish I was stationed in Europe for quick week-long trips all over the place.
2366087 Lynx : just to see the "essential"...
2366088 charliedontsurf : Yeah, I'd like to see the Tate Museum
2366089 charliedontsurf : That's all you'd see in three days, but go for it, chap! See what I did there?
2366090 Lynx : now I have to pay for a kind of visa to go there
2366091 charliedontsurf : passport?
2366092 Lynx : and pay around €15 ...
2366093 charliedontsurf : No biggie
2366094 Lynx : it's an ETA ... electronic transport authorisation
2366095 charliedontsurf : My passport expired years ago, like 20
2366096 Lynx : it's automatically linked to your passport
2366097 Lynx : for a period of 2 years
2366098 charliedontsurf : Went to Canada two years in a row when they announced you would now need a passport for Canada
2366099 Lynx : and they ask you some questions
2366100 Lynx : do you need a passport for Canada now?
2366101 charliedontsurf : I had a harder time getting into Canada at the border than I did getting into East Berlin. No lie!!!
2366102 charliedontsurf : Damn Canucks! lol
2366103 charliedontsurf : Yes, for like 20 years
2366105 charliedontsurf : Before all you had to do is show your birth certificate. Same for them.
2366106 Lynx : you're neighbours!
2366107 charliedontsurf : Yes, but sovereign countries
2366108 charliedontsurf : We're not the American Union :D
2366109 Lynx : federal union
2366110 charliedontsurf : I used to go to Tijuana a lot as a teenager. I lived about 2 hours away
2366111 charliedontsurf : Not sure I
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