"We've got fun on our side"

There are certain moments that just make all of this bullshit worth it. Certain experiences that make me realize that this is EXACTLY what I came to Europe to do this MBA for. This weekend was one of those - and it was amazing in its spontaneous, unpredictable, randomly perfectness.

This weekend was a 5 day weekend in Spain - Monday was something about Maria Immaculada and Wednesday is some Spanish national holiday - can't be bothered to care, all I need to know is that we don't have school. I also can't be bothered to write out the details, but I need to make sure to capture the highlights:

Friday: Karaoke at a Chinese Restaurant

Saturday: Leave on an impromptu road trip with team mates and friends. First stop: Zaragoza

Final Destination: Getxo (Outside Bilbao) where we had our first experience with "REAL" pinxos (little sandwich sized amazing bites of goodness of all kinds of varities, combining meats, cheese, sea foods, and sauces)

Sunday: A lil bit of Bilbao:

San Sebastian:

Here we partied with the locals of Bilbao and San Sebastian as they got ready for the big futbol match between the two cities. The game started at 9, so the town started drinking around 2, with songs and drum beatings echoing up and down the streets. By midnight, we were wading through puddles of rain water, beer, and trash as, not caring if they won or lost, the Basque people continued celebrating.






To recover from the night of debauchery, Monday involved some hiking in Bermeo:

And a visit to the painted forest:

On the 6 hour drive back home to BCN, we stopped at Logrono for some of the best pinxos I've ever had in my life.

We stayed at German's parents house, which was basically a 5 star hotel. The drive home involved my driving stick for the first time in ten years, followed by wine and other entertainment in the backseat. Overall, I don't think you could ask for a better weekend.