Enough with the philosophy of things. A little more than 24 hours ago, I witnessed a site like none other. Thousands of people huddled together in the then seemingly tiny Puerta del Sol waiting for 3 hours just so that the big clock strikes 12. Considering the amount of singing, dancing, hooting and celebrations going on during the lead up to the new year's, one would think that at the stroke of 12 everyone would burst out. But nothing of the sort happened. For 12 seconds the entire square was more silent than it had possibly ever been in the whole last year.
The reason behind this stunned silence was 1 of a kind superstition. Yeah, that's right - the 12 grape theory. Luckily, I was right in the middle of this sea of people witnessing a more than 100 year old tradition. And the world calls us India superstitious :D


Lets hope that we live to see the Spaniards eat another 12 grapes! Amen