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Central Zooropa
"Uncertainty can be a guiding light."
- Bono
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Mattopia Jones, Your Tour Guide |
Zoo Station: San Sebastian, Spain |
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All Because of U2
Map of Itinerary:
29 July - 16 August 2005
 Map courtesy of the CIA.
Mattifacts
Pints of Guinness Consumed:19.5*
(the sole half pint was in Hendaye, France) |
Pints of Heineken Consumed: 23.08*
(converted from centiliters) |
*Note: The unscientific nature of these numbers cannot be stressed enough |
Biggest Surprise: The size of Bordeaux (it's tres, tres big) |
Second Biggest Surprise: The Zutons |
Sexiest Moment: Booking a train reservation in Bordeaux (yeah, baby, it was sexy) |
Best Wienerschnitzel: Stoop & Stoop, Amsterdam |
Best Steak: Cafe des 2 Moulins, Paris |
Worst Meal: Steak Tartare, Monte Carlo
(restaurant name withheld); the skin still
curdles at the very thought of it, but I ate the whole thing nonetheless |
Best U2 Crowd: Estadio Anoeta, San Sebastian, Spain |
Number of Night Trains Taken: 2 |
Number of Train Reservations Unused Because of Last-Mattopian-Minute Changes in Plans: 4 |
Most Scenic Train Ride: Traveling between Nice and Monte Carlo; simply awesome |
Among the Treasures Brought Home: Two half bottles of Bordeaux wine, three bottles of Absinthe, a 25 cl Heineken glass, a hardcover book on the history of Heineken, and the obligatory soaps and shampoos from all those hotels (merci beaucoup) |
Number of Photos & Video Clips Taken:
A record-breaking 1,114 - that doesn't include many redundant and botched shots deleted along the way |
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