We hit the roadways early maybe 7:30am. Not that much city traffic. You know Spain needs it’s day time for some sleep. Anyway we’re headed to the La Rioja Wine region. First stop a little Spanish truck stop/café about 30 miles out of Vitoria. Wow, one woman operation. We had great café con leche and french bread. Funny, with us ordering food you really never know what you’re going to get. We are learning Spanish and customary behavior as we go. Most of the clientele ordered, ate, drank and paid up all at the counter. We sat at a table. They had to turn the lights on for us after awhile. We got a laugh, then back on the road for our destination town of Laguardia in La Rioja. The highways are outstanding here. No real downsides and the signage was excellent.It was easy driving. As luck would have it, we entered the village of San Vincente de La Sonsierra and discovered a small market opened on this Monday morning. We were in search of cosmetics, bet’s had been confiscated at Stansted Airport by the cracker jack security force. Move along folks and always pack anything you want ( cosmetics ) in your luggage. No luck here.
We began strolling around the maze of cobbled streets and noticed the banners and flags hanging between the buildings which border each side of the streets. Hey, it’s Fiesta, Fiesta time!!!! Little did we know at 10am this fine morning they were barricading all the streets that entering the center of the village square. Yep that’s right, it’s run the bulls around the fountain in the square. It was weird watching young and old taunting these bulls with their horns focused. Damn some of those animals looked like they could easily take out the barricades which separated us. We watched for awhile then walked around the square and climbed to the highest point in the village, a medieval church build at the top of the steep hill ....
see ya,
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