A thought came to mind this morning: How the hell did this whole idea come about? This is the type of trip that people usually talk about and wish they could do, before they begin thinking realistically and realize that it's never going to happen. To some degree, it still feels that way. Joe and I have probably spoken on the phone everyday for the past 2 weeks and the trip has probably come up in conversation one time (aside from conversations concerning what we need to buy for the trip). At this point (5 days before we leave) neither one of us can wrap our minds around the idea of what's about to happen, what we are about to experience. It still feels like it's too good to be true.
I think that's enough of a touchy-feely intro to cover us for the remainder of the trip. Let's get down to brass tax here. The name of this blog is what us English people call a "literary allusion" to one of the great travel movies of all time, "Beavis and Butthead Do America." If you haven't seen it, you should be ashamed of yourself. Furthermore, the url address references one of my favorite television shows right now, "Throwdown with Bobby Flay." Most of you know my affinity for eating challenges, and in a lot of ways I'm assuming that's what this trip is ultimately going to become, so I decided to name the blog thusly. In one of our strategy sessions, Joe and I were going over what we need to do as soon as we land in Madrid. My first thoughts included finding a hostel (seeing as we have not booked any), or booking our train out of Madrid (haven't booked a single train either). Joe's response: "We're getting something to eat." That was a tough sell.
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