Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Views from Asturias

Asturias 
(northeastern Spain near Galicia),
is mostly rolling green hills and the occasional happy cow...


But also has beautiful old cities by the beach....


Water flows freely...


 As does the sidra, an alcoholic beverage made from apples which is poured like so:


Or like, so, if you have a porcelain Asturiano man siting on your table:


Our friend, Jano, invited us to his hometown of Gijon, for the weekend:


In Gijon, people of all ages gather in the plaza to share sidra...


 And more sidra...


And nobody goes home until the wee hours of the morn. This is the lively scene at 4AM, when I was ready for sleepy time:


  But the next day, if you're lucky, Jano's Mom will serve you up a hearty lunch. Here we're eating Fabada, a traditional stew of many pig parts, white beans and a kale-like vegetable. !Riquisima!


We had a great time with the Silva family in Asturias.
!Gracias por todo!

6 comments:

  1. You can't imagine how I wish we could be with you for all of these adventures. It would even keep me off the blogosphere

    big daddy

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  2. Looks like a fun weekend and an interesting beverage!

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  3. You should re-read the first section of "Botany of Desire," which is about
    apples/Johnny Appleseed. Planting the American frontier with apple orchards was all about the sidra!

    Trish

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  4. Looks like you guys are having a HORRIBLE time!
    Carla

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  5. You should re-read the first section of "Botany of Desire," which is about
    apples/Johnny Appleseed. Planting the American frontier with apple orchards was all about the sidra!
    Trish

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  6. Looks like you two are having a HORRIBLE time.
    Carla

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