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The Fall Harvest

Toward the end of my stay in Galicia I was able to participate in the wine harvest. Galicia is most known for their Albariño grape, but we harvested Catalán grapes as well. After almost cutting off my finger with a clipper here is some video of the process:

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El Dia de Santiago

Once every year Christian pilgrims converge on Santiago de Campostela in Galicia for the festival Día de Santiago. Most walk from other parts of Spain and even France to retrace the steps of religious pilgrims long ago. The whole festival concludes with a huge fireworks display in front of the cathedral. And some video of [...]

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Aquariums in Galicia

For some reason Liz and I kept going to Aquariums in every town we visited. I can’t tell you the last time I went to one in the states so maybe thats why I gravitated so strongly to them in Spain. Since Galicia has such a strong fishing industry, and they’re known for their seafood, [...]

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Killing Bulls

While in Spain I had the pleasure of seeing a bullfight in the Plaza de Toros in Pontevedra. I really thought that I would have much more of a problem with the whole thing but I didn’t. It’s sad when they kill the bull at the end for sure, but that meat is some of [...]

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Some Green Route Videos

A panorama I shot while in the heart of the Picos De Europa, an amazingly Jurassic mountain range in the north of Spain: The pour Cidra in the most unusual ways in Asturias:

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Green Route Recap

I recently returned from an amazing trip across the north of Spain. It’s called the “Green Route” because this area of Spain is green, most of the rest of the country is arid and brown. I created a photo set on flickr with some photography from the trip.

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