Thursday, June 14, 2007

Who's Up for a Tomato Fight?

After about 45,000 of those "Deal Alert" emails you get if you make the mistake of buying plane tickets online, I got this gem today:

"Bunol, Spain flights | hotels | cars
Grab a tomato and join the world's largest food fight at the Tomatina Festival in Bunol, Spain. Signaling the end of the growing season, the week starts with parades, fireworks, shopping, and street parties leading up to the main event. On the final Wednesday in August, 90,000 pounds of tomatoes arrive by the truckloads for an eager crowd. After a day of feasting and endless pitchers of Sangria, some drunk will climb a pole to remove a ham which signals go time. Tomato packed rockets burst into the air for a new take on shock and awe. Soon, everyone in throwing distance is covered in soggy, red goo. After the war has died down, friends and foes reconcile and march down to the river to de-sauce and party well into the night. "

Who's coming with me?

1 comment:

Rachel said...

I kept reading it as "Bunghole, Spain" even though I know it wasn't.

And I'm not really sure what that says about me.