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Another city another entry into this journal of mine. Today was a VERY eventfull day as i thought since i had such a peaceful and relaxing stay in Granada i decided to participate in the world's biggest food fight. The La Tomatina tomato fight in Buñol near Valencia happens every year on the last Wednesday in August though the partying starts earlier in the week. The actual fight goes for two whole hours which by the end of I was totally exhausted and just wanted to go back to the hotel to shower and of course sleep. I never realised how psyhically tiring a food fight could be! Being able to throw tomatos at people i've never met before has a certain thrill which can only be experienced through this amazing event.

Even though I was practically in battle with strangers they all seemed nice! When the tomato throwing was over, there were hugs and kisses given by complete strangers which I have to admit shocked me at first but not for long as I ended up doing the same to others. Then the invitations starting pouring out as the way to celebrate the ending of the food fight was to party the rest of the day away in the bars and pubs.The amount of beer consumed by people involved is amazing! And even though everyone is dirty and smell like tomatos, its was truly one of the best times of my life. Seeing a whole mass of people come together to enjoy themselves in such a unique way is truely inspirational. There is such a positive atmosphere that when i was in the need of directions back to the accommodation that a whole bunch of locals offered to walk me there so i would not get lost. They did this while singing and dancing along the streets... I'm definitely coming back for this next year.

Adios