Spain and La Tomatina

Europe » Spain » Valencian Community » Valencia
August 31st 2005

Published: June 1st 2006

G'day Friends and Family This blog is a brief overview of our 6 days in Spain, including the infamous La Tomatina (tomato throwing festival) in the small town of Bunol (pronounced Bunyol). We hope you enjoy looking at the photos as much as we did producing them! Monday 29/08/05 We arrived in Madrid airport (it reminded me of the old Coolangatta airport - very 'no frills') and picked up our hire ... Read Full Entry

Photos are below

Photos: 38, Displayed: 21

Jen covered in puree

Tomato CHAOS

The aftermath of pureed mess

The aftermath

People in the trucks pelting us with tomatoes

This is the place to be!

One of our picnics

Rach and Jen enjoying a couple in the park in Madrid's city centre

The Spanish Royal Family's Palace in Madrid

Our road trip from Madrid to Valencia

Rach, Kelly, Jen and Justin (note the steering wheel on the wrong side!)

Wind generators along the road between Madrid and Valencia

Outside the science museum in Valencia

Kelly, Jen and Rach outside the Cathederal in Valencia

Justin and Rach outside the Cathederal in Valencia

Inside the cathederal

Suposedly the Holy Grail

Kelly and Justin playing with the Aerobie

Kelly, Jen and Rach getting some much needed vitamin D

All of us out for dinner in Valencia

2nd November 2005

Gurdy
non-member comment

Rachael why would you wear a white shirt to something where you are bound to get covered in tomatos. Looks like great fun.

3rd November 2005

Aimi
non-member comment

That looks like soooooo much fun guys! great pickies!

3rd November 2005

Kate & Fiko
non-member comment

Niiiice
Good to see you guys are having a great time, as usuall!!! Don't know if you know but fiko and i are engaged!!! Party's on the 12th of Nov if you want to come!Hehehe!!! Got a full time job now at Legends Hotel as a conference coordinator!!! Q1 also comes under it as well its pretty good so far only been there a week and a half but its great!!! keep the pics coming, keep having fun kate and fiko

3rd November 2005

Axe
non-member comment

You mean that the steering wheel is finally on the right side!!! You Aussies!! EhEhEh!

4th November 2005

jac & ret
non-member comment

Tomatos!!!!
How much fun!!!! Really enjoy seeing and reading about your travel adventures.... I'd love to do the Tomato Thing!!!! Much safer than the running of the bulls!

Tot: 0.394s; Tpl: 0.012s; cc: 12; qc: 77; dbt: 0.0961s; 1; m:domysql w:travelblog (10.17.0.13); sld: 1; ; mem: 1.3mb

Do not copy images or text from this page without requesting and receiving permission. All rights are reserved by the author and photographer.

Contact Justin Keevers & Rachael Reilly (JK Rach) - a lack of a response does not mean that you have permission to use material from this page.

Spain and La Tomatina

Copyright Notice: All Rights Reserved