Thoughts from Abroad (who cares?)
As fellow blogger BLR commented, I’m once again back in the Basque country. After my previous visit to Bilbao, this time I’m at rainy, yet still beautiful, San Sebastian. Unfortunately I’ve had some problems with the wireless back in my hotel so I was unable to publish any of my planned posts yesterday.
I did have the joy though of touring around the city (especially the seafront) and also visiting a near-by village named Getaria, where some of my Basque colleagues had prepared a perfect dinner at their local Txokos. Txokos is a local tradition here in the Basque country; a sort of gastronomic society (once exclusively for men) where professional facilities (kitchen, barbeque, dinning tables) are available and you bring your own stuff and cook with friends. Booze and cleaning up is provided by the society, so you actually have the chance of enjoying cooking and eating without the added burdens. A perfect idea, which unfortunately hasn’t caught up in other places. Nevertheless, a great break from my typical meetings and social events abroad. It’s back to posts and work now…
I did have the joy though of touring around the city (especially the seafront) and also visiting a near-by village named Getaria, where some of my Basque colleagues had prepared a perfect dinner at their local Txokos. Txokos is a local tradition here in the Basque country; a sort of gastronomic society (once exclusively for men) where professional facilities (kitchen, barbeque, dinning tables) are available and you bring your own stuff and cook with friends. Booze and cleaning up is provided by the society, so you actually have the chance of enjoying cooking and eating without the added burdens. A perfect idea, which unfortunately hasn’t caught up in other places. Nevertheless, a great break from my typical meetings and social events abroad. It’s back to posts and work now…
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