Bilbao, first comment
I just got back from Bilbao, Spain, which has a fun comics festival there. Hopefully I'll have time to write more later after I get caught up. I'll definitely post photos on my Facebook page.
But for now, I'll just note that the security guards in the Bilbao airport don't let you take photos of them. Which is sad, because if you're a 50 year old cosplayer you should expect to be photographed!
Those two guys in redshirts warned me off when I tried to take a photo, so I took a blurry one from a distance behind their backs. It's a pity, because they put so much time into the costumes. Here's a picture of the movie characters they based it on:
But for now, I'll just note that the security guards in the Bilbao airport don't let you take photos of them. Which is sad, because if you're a 50 year old cosplayer you should expect to be photographed!
Those two guys in redshirts warned me off when I tried to take a photo, so I took a blurry one from a distance behind their backs. It's a pity, because they put so much time into the costumes. Here's a picture of the movie characters they based it on:
posted by Gene Ha at 1:36 PM
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Are you aware that Bilbao is in the Basque country, land of ETA, among whose hobbies is to kill cops?
That's why I asked their permission, and only snuck in a photo from behind, no faces.
I first read about the ETA when I was in high school. I usually pay attention when I notice a headline about them. I hadn't seen much lately so I thought they'd settled down. A quick Google search shows I'm wrong.
This confuses me. With the end of fascism, government recognition of Basque culture, and EU membership I'd assumed that they'd wither away.
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