pijota music festival

It turns out the Gran Gymkana del Doce is something put on by the Ayuntamiento. It's essentially a citywide talent show/scavenger hunt, the winner of which gets five laptops. It looks like it's done in groups (which is I guess why you would get 5...I thought 5 laptops was kind of a lot for one person, but that's just me...). I still don't know what this giant ramp is for in front of the catedral, though. I think it's for something else...

Last night I went with a few people to a concert at La Punta (the part of Cádiz where all the clubs are). It was called la Pijota Music Festival and was a bunch of independent bands from Cádiz. I really enjoyed it. But somehow, despite the fact that we got there 3 hours late, we still managed to make it for the opening band (which wasn't so good...). The first big band that played, though, was called The Milkyway Express. They were really good - sort of blues-y. I wish I had bought a cd, but I'm sure I can find them online. I don't know the name of the next band that played, but I didn't really like them and left early. I hope I can make it to more concerts while I'm here.



It was also exciting because I got to meet a bunch of people who are from Cádiz and I got to speak a lot of Spanish. I feel like it's really hard to meet gaditanos that are my age, but maybe I just need to learn the right places to go...

Today is a beautiful day - it's sunny and there's a light breeze. I think I'm going to buy a bocadillo and take it with me to the beach. I went to the beach yesterday, too, but it was so hot (with no breeze at all) that I couldn't stay longer than 2 hours. It was nice not to have sand blowing in my face all the time, though.