Calle Somera, h 20:00
The quest has begun. The blog is online. We have been waiting all week to continue with our mission, confident in our drinking skills, and finally we are ready for the second episode of the Quest.
Tonight we start with TIRAUKI, a favourite of ours with its tasty bites and nice atmosphere (yep, veggie options here as well!). Alex and Ivan order a caña of Heineken.
At ZAMAKONA ETXEA 2, our second destination, the guys go for another Heineken. This small bar looks frozen in time: the Seventies or Eighties, at a guess. The wooden panels on the side of the counter are covered in hundreds of stickers - there's some nice research opportunities for the amateur social anthropologist here. Latino music, a tv on the sports channel and a friendly middle-aged owner complete the picture, setting the empty bar apart from the rest of the punk, noisy calle.
Some friends join us just before we move to BASOA. Third Heineken of the night, but this time it proves to be a disappointment: waterish! Alex is upset. The pub has nice beer-themed tiles, though.
Number four tonight is JONEN ETXEA. The place is very crowded, so we grab our cañas of Estrella Damm and drink them outside. One of the topics of our chat is, naturally, how cheap gooddrinks can be in this town; and yet, we Quest people still hope for a day in which our efforts are recognized by the local bars and cañas are given us for free. Dream big!
Since the munchies are kicking in, we walk to MUGA TABERNA, in Calle María Muñoz. Rock music, great food, a very lively vibe (plus the brusque Basque of the patrons) make this a popular pub among bilbaínos. The cañas are Amstel lagers. It's hard to hear each other over the loud music, but the delicious pinchos keep everyone occupied anyway.
Afterwards, it's Calle Somera again with the pub K2 and another round of Amstel. If you ever feel like drinking something other than a beer here, you might want to ask for a special liquor to the bearded bartender... We can't remember the name, but he probably will know. Be warned, though: it's stuff strong enough to keep explorers alive on top of the real K2 mountain.
It's past midnight and our friends begin to take leave. At this point, 33% of the remaining three-people group declares themselves "sleepy" (we chose to omit names in order to preserve the person's manliness. Ok, Ivan?). Although Somera is far from finished, we call it a night.
Cheers!
Tonight we start with TIRAUKI, a favourite of ours with its tasty bites and nice atmosphere (yep, veggie options here as well!). Alex and Ivan order a caña of Heineken.
At ZAMAKONA ETXEA 2, our second destination, the guys go for another Heineken. This small bar looks frozen in time: the Seventies or Eighties, at a guess. The wooden panels on the side of the counter are covered in hundreds of stickers - there's some nice research opportunities for the amateur social anthropologist here. Latino music, a tv on the sports channel and a friendly middle-aged owner complete the picture, setting the empty bar apart from the rest of the punk, noisy calle.
Some friends join us just before we move to BASOA. Third Heineken of the night, but this time it proves to be a disappointment: waterish! Alex is upset. The pub has nice beer-themed tiles, though.
Number four tonight is JONEN ETXEA. The place is very crowded, so we grab our cañas of Estrella Damm and drink them outside. One of the topics of our chat is, naturally, how cheap gooddrinks can be in this town; and yet, we Quest people still hope for a day in which our efforts are recognized by the local bars and cañas are given us for free. Dream big!
Since the munchies are kicking in, we walk to MUGA TABERNA, in Calle María Muñoz. Rock music, great food, a very lively vibe (plus the brusque Basque of the patrons) make this a popular pub among bilbaínos. The cañas are Amstel lagers. It's hard to hear each other over the loud music, but the delicious pinchos keep everyone occupied anyway.
Afterwards, it's Calle Somera again with the pub K2 and another round of Amstel. If you ever feel like drinking something other than a beer here, you might want to ask for a special liquor to the bearded bartender... We can't remember the name, but he probably will know. Be warned, though: it's stuff strong enough to keep explorers alive on top of the real K2 mountain.
It's past midnight and our friends begin to take leave. At this point, 33% of the remaining three-people group declares themselves "sleepy" (we chose to omit names in order to preserve the person's manliness. Ok, Ivan?). Although Somera is far from finished, we call it a night.
Cheers!
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