Paint the town red! Thousands take part in Tomatina

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Paint the town red! Thousands take part in Tomatina

Postby wendy » 27 Aug 2014, 16:08

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2,000 participants - many from abroad - arrived in Bunol, eastern Spain to throw tomatoes during the festivities
It is the second year that non-residents paid to take part, after town began charging to pay off debts of over £4m
Around 125 tonnes of overripe tomatoes are hurled during the hour-long morning festivities

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/trave ... z3BbppAj00
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Re: Paint the town red! Thousands take part in Tomatina

Postby annie » 27 Aug 2014, 16:29

What a waste of tomatoes!!!!
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Re: Paint the town red! Thousands take part in Tomatina

Postby Rosalind » 27 Aug 2014, 16:34

Would not like to clean the mess up afterwards. ++!
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Re: Paint the town red! Thousands take part in Tomatina

Postby maureenho » 27 Aug 2014, 17:12

I would gladly get rid of all the tomatoes, I can't stand them.
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Re: Paint the town red! Thousands take part in Tomatina

Postby JaneJ » 27 Aug 2014, 17:37

You could have someones eye out with one of your tomatoes Mo!!!

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Think of all that wasted chutney
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