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"Estoy vivo! Estoy vivo!" He hops out of the orange supermarket trolley he had been surfing and runs across the campsite. Grabbing a selfmade poster from a cardboard box which shows slightly obscene offers at low prices he repeatedly screams "I'm alive! I'm alive!" and jumps up and down like an overly excited boy. Then he raises the old piece of cardboard over his head and walks on as if nothing happened using the poster as a sun hat.
It's the day after.
The day after the big medieval festival here in Ribadavia. I went to town around noon to check out the damages of the last night. The streets have already been cleaned, the market stands removed and on the campsite people where packing their belongings to leave.
It has been a vibrant festival. People from all over Galicia filled the streets and made Ribadavia appear to be a different town. Over 40.000 visitors according to the newspapers.
It began on Friday with the market, food, some acts, a concert and a pyrotecnic show illuminating the old castle.
It's the day after.
The day after the big medieval festival here in Ribadavia. I went to town around noon to check out the damages of the last night. The streets have already been cleaned, the market stands removed and on the campsite people where packing their belongings to leave.
It has been a vibrant festival. People from all over Galicia filled the streets and made Ribadavia appear to be a different town. Over 40.000 visitors according to the newspapers.
It began on Friday with the market, food, some acts, a concert and a pyrotecnic show illuminating the old castle.
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Saturday then most of the visitors came. You could watch were the birds of prey, a tournament, archery, competitions, reenactments...more shows, more music and more food.
We helped out in the bank Saturday morning. They created a special currency for the festival and people needed to change their Euros to "Maravedis".
While the Maravedis coins remain the same, the notes are printed with a new design every year. With this new currency money for the implementation of the festival is gained if I understood it correctly. The entry is free of charge.
I made my costume out of stuff we had in the flat and clothes of my own. It was a very hot day and I was happy that I did't wear an armour like some others did!
While the Maravedis coins remain the same, the notes are printed with a new design every year. With this new currency money for the implementation of the festival is gained if I understood it correctly. The entry is free of charge.
I made my costume out of stuff we had in the flat and clothes of my own. It was a very hot day and I was happy that I did't wear an armour like some others did!
For you to understand what I mean by "Ribadavia seemed to be a different town":
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I enjoyed the weekend a lot! Since I did not get as drunk as many others I only needed the Sunday to recover. It's a shame that the festival only lasts one (okay, one and a half) days. I think, with all the effort they put in organising this they could easily expand it until Sunday. Although it would probably be a day for the kids...all the other visitors would still be dead from Saturday night ;)
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