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They say to travel is to live.
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Well, maybe, if a day at the airport
doesn't suck the life out of you first.
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I mean, where else would you be told
to arrive two hours early,
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only to become dangerously close
to being two hours late?
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Still, I think my travels last year
were good for me.
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They seemed to broaden my outlook.
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To a degree.
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So now, I'm taking on
what is apparently a must-do
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for any respectable traveler.
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I'm doing Europe.
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All right. Where are we, exactly?
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I'm going all continental...
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from the very top to the very bottom.
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I'm heading off the beaten track
to discover some real hidden gems...
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Are you getting this?
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...and embrace
this budding spirit for adventure.
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Look at me. No hands.
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They're right here. What is this, the bow?
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I'll be educating my taste buds...
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Wow, that was so good.
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Grapes are ready.
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...and trying to live like a local.
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Welcome to my village.
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This is insane.
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I just saved your life. Remember me.
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I'm packing any worries in my luggage...
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Here they come.
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You never know what the body's gonna do
when it's in abject terror.
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I don't think I've done anything
quite like this since I was a kid.
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...and I'm about to utter three words
I've never said before.
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Ready for takeoff.
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They say a journey of a thousand
miles begins with a single step.
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Or in my case,
a single step and a bit of a push.
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Nevertheless, it's brought me here
to my final European destination.
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Spain.
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I don't know that much about Spain.
I have to be honest.
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The Spanish Inquisition,
that wasn't a good thing.
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A Spanish omelet, that's a good one.
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Okay.
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So my general knowledge of this country
is no cause for celebration.
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But what does make me feel pretty good
is making it all the way to Seville.
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Now, I'm not the first intrepid
explorer to travel to this city.
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I'm following in the footsteps
of Christopher Columbus.
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His tomb is in the cathedral here.
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But I, on the other hand,
am feeling more alive than ever.
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Brought my fan club.
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They always travel with me
although you rarely see them.
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Hey, guys.
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I'll be right there.
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Hello, Mr. Levy.
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- Gracias.
- Welcome on board.
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Having started this journey
in Northern Sweden,
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I've ticked off six countries
on my way down to Seville,
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situated in Spain's Andalusia region.
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I'll spend a couple of days here
before heading to the southernmost tip
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of mainland Europe.
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I do love the vibe in Europe,
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so I'm not really looking forward
to this trip ending.
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Because I do love it over here. I do.
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Seville is known as
the Pearl of Andalusia,
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which I guess makes Andalusia the oyster.
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I could go on, but I won't.
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So, Jesús,
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- I take it you're from Seville?
- From Seville, yes.
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Okay. I'm noticing you've got
a little flag on your dashboard there.
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- That.
- Yes.
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This is the Betis flag.
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Because here in Seville
we have two big teams.
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Sevilla Football Club
and Betis Football Club.
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Tomorrow we have the Gran Derbi
here in the city.
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Tomorrow?
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Yes, people get totally crazy.
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- Totally?
- Yes.
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Okay.
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I work in show business
so I know about fans going totally crazy.
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But this obsession with soccer,
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or football as it's known in Europe,
is something else.
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Thank you, Jesús.
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- And good luck with the game.
- Thank you.
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So, I'm keen to experience
El Gran Derbi for myself.
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And if that's grand,
where I'm staying is even grander.
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Hotel Alfonso XIII.
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Oh, my.
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Here to welcome me
is head concierge, Antonio.
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This is
a pretty spectacular-looking lobby, huh?
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Thank you. Let me be your guide.
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- Lovely. Let's do it.
- Okay.
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The influence of Morocco,
just 150 miles away,
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is evident in the hotel's architecture
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with vaulted arches straight out
of a scene from Casablanca.
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This is really quite beautiful.
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It was commissioned
by Spain's last monarch
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before the country
was declared a republic in 1931.
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So the king had this place built,
but did he ever stay here?
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Yeah, many times.
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And we have
ready for you the king's suite.
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I'm a commoner
staying in a room fit for a king.
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This is how you win
a Levy seal of approval.
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Mr. Levy, let me
show you the king's suite.
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Oh, my.
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It'll do.
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And here we have Alfonso XIII.
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Couldn't be a bigger painting in here.
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You kind of feel like
you wanna take that thing down
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because it's like he's looking down
and judging.
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And the haughty attitude is no surprise.
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Alfonso became king at just 16.
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Watchful eyes, yeah?
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Too watchful.
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But these days all eyes are on
who takes the crown on the sports field.
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Do you like football?
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Tomorrow we have the best game.
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I've already heard about this game.
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Who do you support?
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Sevilla, of course.
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I'm glad I'm here, you know,
when this is happening.
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The grand derby between Seville and Betis
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is really intense.
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I'm not exactly fluent in soccer.
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Buenos días!
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But as it seems to be
the common language of Europe,
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I've arranged to meet someone
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who can help translate
why it's so important in Seville.
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I follow my local team
and I understand the passion
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that fans have for their teams.
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I mean, I don't go and paint my face,
you know.
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I'm not one of those fans.
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But you know, in a championship game,
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I'll stand up and give them a...
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you know, thumbs up.
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{\an8}The 60,000-seat Benito Villamarín Stadium
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{\an8}is the home of Real Betis Balompié.
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It's like being backstage in a theater.
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It's kind of exciting to see what goes on
that the crowd doesn't necessarily see.
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The stadium was first built
almost a hundred years ago
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for the traditionally
working-class supporters of Betis.
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This is something, isn't it?
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If some here consider soccer a religion...
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then this is their cathedral.
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I can see myself out here, to be honest.
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You know, a little pair of shorts,
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fans kind of cheering wildly.
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Levy! Levy! Levy!
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Eugene!
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- Héctor!
- How are you doing, my man?
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Twenty-eight-year-old Real Betis defender
Héctor Bellerín has played for huge clubs
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like Arsenal and Barcelona,
as well as the Spanish national team.
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- I heard you can play.
- Wow.
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And now he's got a one-on-one
with yours truly.
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- How's it going? Welcome to Seville.
- It's going well.
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Thank you so much.
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And how about the fact that I--
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I'm here at the exact time
as the big match.
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Why is it so intense?
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Everyone is either Betis or Seville.
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And in between families,
they support different teams
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and they hate each other during that day
and then they love each other again.
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- It's the game.
- It's the game.
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Have you played soccer before?
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Oh, no.
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Because I think, like,
now that we're here,
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maybe should we, like,
kick a penalty or something?
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Well, that would be something.
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It's just kicking a ball.
It can't be that hard. What do you think?
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- I've got it in my bag. I'll grab it now.
- All right. Okay.
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Gonna be kicking a ball with Héctor.
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Depending on how it goes,
he may be calling me in for the big game.
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So I heard you're a size 44.
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- Wow.
- Yeah.
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Yeah, in football here the ball is round.
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Not like in the States.
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- Yes.
- I don't know why you call it football,
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because here it's foot and a ball.
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Over there, it's not really like that.
Cause I just--
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Well, yes, I know.
They should call it throw ball.
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All right. You get in goal.
Let me put these on.
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I mean, what a great gift.
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I'm getting into football
in a big way now.
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Yeah.
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First of all,
what's the celebration if you score?
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Oh, yeah. Well--
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Do you have a dance move?
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Well, no.
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Imagine, like, it's the opposition
and you kind of wanna say,
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like, "Look what I've done." You know?
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I'd put the hand on the hip
and I would just do one of these.
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I don't know exactly what that means,
but that's pretty cool. I might take it.
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- Are you ready?
- Yeah.
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- You're taking it off, yeah? Okay.
- Well, you know,
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I don't want to make it too easy for you.
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If you score, you win.
If you miss, you lose.
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You've been waiting for
this moment your whole life.
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You even have a celebration for it.
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All right.
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- See?
- Yeah, that was good.
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- Is that your first goal?
- That's my first goal.
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- How does that feel?
- It felt pretty good.
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I didn't even think
I'd make it to the net.
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There's something I need to give you.
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Because...
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you cannot go to watch a game...
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Oh, my God.
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- Oh, my God.
- ...without your Betis shirt.
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Wow.
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This is something. Come here, baby.
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Thank you.
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Now you're a proper Betis fan, my friend.
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Thank you.
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Well, that was pretty spectacular.
What a superstar.
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And if you do score, I'm expecting...
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What if he scores and then mouth,
"Thanks, Eugene."
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That would be something.
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Seville's soccer rivalry goes way back,
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but it's not the only division
this 2,000-year-old city has faced.
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So while I'm here, it would be
remiss of me not to explore more.
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- José.
- Eugene.
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- Welcome to Sevilla.
- Thank you.
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And local tour guide, José,
has offered to show me the sights.
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So right now you're standing
in the oldest quarters of Sevilla.
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And this is the largest Gothic cathedral
in the world.
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It's really quite beautiful.
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But it turns out
Seville has a turbulent history.
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So that used to be a mosque
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- and then it was turned into a cathedral.
- Okay.
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In 711 AD the North African Moors
took the city from the Romans.
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- Oh, my God. Look at this.
- Watch the horses.
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The Moors were then
kicked out by the Christians.
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See? Turbulent.
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You know an awful lot about this place.
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Yeah, it's because my parents
were born and raised here in Sevilla.
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And I was raised in Montreal.
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Well, this is something.
There's a little touch of Canada here.
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- Yeah, it's--
- And what were you doing in Canada?
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Hair and makeup artist
and I was working in the film industry.
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Can't get away from showbiz.
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It's everywhere. It's right here.
It's right here.
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It's clear former makeup artist José
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really does know this city
right to its foundation.
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This is the famous Triana bridge
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that separates Sevilla
and the Triana side.
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It's a neighborhood, but people there
think it's their own city.
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It's like New York and Brooklyn.
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I think at one point, Manhattanites
kind of looked down on Brooklynites.
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You know, I think that's the same vibe
I'm getting here.
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And as we cross the bridge,
we spot a fleet of boats.
246
00:14:04,303 --> 00:14:09,057
Like the Spanish Armada,
but smaller and minus the cannons.
247
00:14:09,057 --> 00:14:11,727
People are screaming. There they are.
248
00:14:11,727 --> 00:14:13,145
We've got the regatta.
249
00:14:13,145 --> 00:14:18,108
This time it's the Sevilla
and Betis rowing teams.
250
00:14:18,108 --> 00:14:20,110
Here we are. Look at this.
251
00:14:20,110 --> 00:14:23,780
So this is an intense rivalry.
252
00:14:23,780 --> 00:14:25,240
Yeah. Yes. It is.
253
00:14:26,992 --> 00:14:30,704
It's amazing. They just can't wait
to get at each other's throats.
254
00:14:33,624 --> 00:14:36,960
- Talk to me about Triana.
- It was a worker's town.
255
00:14:36,960 --> 00:14:40,756
It's known for the bullfighters,
the flamenco dancers, the Gypsies.
256
00:14:40,756 --> 00:14:43,717
So flamenco comes out
of the working class.
257
00:14:43,717 --> 00:14:45,636
- Is that what it is?
- Yes. Exactly.
258
00:14:45,636 --> 00:14:48,096
With all the mixes of all the cultures.
259
00:14:48,096 --> 00:14:51,892
From what I'm hearing,
there's more fire in the belly over here.
260
00:14:51,892 --> 00:14:54,937
The hooty snooties, they're on this side.
261
00:14:54,937 --> 00:14:56,897
But I'd be hanging over here.
262
00:15:00,567 --> 00:15:04,488
Listen, I'm not known
for wearing my heart on my sleeve,
263
00:15:04,988 --> 00:15:07,908
but having already fallen for football,
264
00:15:07,908 --> 00:15:11,703
I'm ready to be seduced
by Seville's other great passion.
265
00:15:11,703 --> 00:15:13,497
Let's flamenco.
266
00:15:14,540 --> 00:15:18,335
Flamenco is rooted
in the folk traditions of the Roma people.
267
00:15:19,086 --> 00:15:22,506
It's fiery, emotional and explosive.
268
00:15:23,006 --> 00:15:27,094
I might have to warn José that
we don't have this in Canada.
269
00:15:27,094 --> 00:15:30,514
The most impassioned we get is Bieber.
270
00:15:30,514 --> 00:15:33,600
So you ready to watch
your first flamenco show?
271
00:15:33,600 --> 00:15:35,310
- Yeah. I'm excited.
- Yeah?
272
00:15:35,310 --> 00:15:39,147
And if you feel that you wanna do it,
you can say, "Olé! Vamos!"
273
00:15:39,147 --> 00:15:40,983
I hope I'm not the only one saying olé.
274
00:15:40,983 --> 00:15:42,943
- That would--
- These guys will be doing it.
275
00:15:42,943 --> 00:15:45,112
You know, that wouldn't be good. Would it?
276
00:15:45,112 --> 00:15:47,155
Just one person saying olé.
277
00:15:58,208 --> 00:16:02,087
The first time she stomped down
on the stage, I jumped out of my seat.
278
00:16:03,547 --> 00:16:04,631
It scared me.
279
00:16:11,638 --> 00:16:12,973
Vamos!
280
00:16:12,973 --> 00:16:14,766
I didn't know it was that intense.
281
00:16:15,475 --> 00:16:18,937
They're putting you
in kind of a space that draws
282
00:16:18,937 --> 00:16:22,566
the passion and the excitement
out of you as an audience member.
283
00:16:22,566 --> 00:16:24,026
And that's talent.
284
00:16:25,819 --> 00:16:27,029
Olé!
285
00:16:28,280 --> 00:16:31,783
I'm assuming, you know.
They could be terrible for all I know.
286
00:16:31,783 --> 00:16:34,328
They could really suck at what they do
and I wouldn't know.
287
00:16:34,328 --> 00:16:35,662
I've never seen it before.
288
00:16:35,662 --> 00:16:36,747
Bravo.
289
00:16:42,419 --> 00:16:45,714
And speaking of
things I've never seen before...
290
00:16:48,717 --> 00:16:50,552
It's the morning of the big match.
291
00:16:50,552 --> 00:16:52,888
Betis versus Sevilla.
292
00:16:56,099 --> 00:16:58,852
I'm there for Héctor. I'm there for Betis.
293
00:16:58,852 --> 00:17:00,521
Green through and through.
294
00:17:01,772 --> 00:17:05,733
Over 200 million Europeans went
to a football game last season,
295
00:17:06,318 --> 00:17:10,071
making it truly one of the great passions
of the continent.
296
00:17:10,071 --> 00:17:11,490
And as the fans gather,
297
00:17:11,490 --> 00:17:14,492
you can smell the nervous excitement
in the air.
298
00:17:15,243 --> 00:17:18,079
At least,
I hope that's nervous excitement.
299
00:17:19,122 --> 00:17:20,915
Well, this town is going crazy.
300
00:17:20,915 --> 00:17:25,337
There's police on horseback.
They're getting ready for something.
301
00:17:28,757 --> 00:17:31,009
I've been invited to the Betis stadium...
302
00:17:31,009 --> 00:17:32,094
Vamos!
303
00:17:32,094 --> 00:17:34,304
...by football commentator Semra...
304
00:17:34,304 --> 00:17:36,306
- Hello. Hola!
- Semra!
305
00:17:36,306 --> 00:17:39,893
...who wants to immerse me
in the intensity of El Gran Derbi.
306
00:17:39,893 --> 00:17:42,855
- So I went for the Spanish hello.
- This is good.
307
00:17:42,855 --> 00:17:45,524
I'm really excited
for you to experience this.
308
00:17:45,524 --> 00:17:49,486
It's literally the biggest day
of the year in Seville.
309
00:17:49,486 --> 00:17:51,947
- You picked the right day to be here.
- And I am here.
310
00:17:54,283 --> 00:17:55,742
So what's happening here?
311
00:17:55,742 --> 00:17:59,454
The Betis fans, they actually
come here to pick up their tickets
312
00:17:59,454 --> 00:18:01,456
and then they're escorted by the police
313
00:18:01,456 --> 00:18:04,543
to walk to the stadium
across town two kilometers away.
314
00:18:06,211 --> 00:18:08,297
Brace yourself. Here they come.
315
00:18:08,297 --> 00:18:10,632
Here they come. Here they come. Back up.
316
00:18:14,011 --> 00:18:16,930
What do you think? It's great, right?
317
00:18:19,266 --> 00:18:20,642
This is mad.
318
00:18:21,894 --> 00:18:27,232
It's a lot of people just overly pumped
for one common goal.
319
00:18:27,232 --> 00:18:29,776
To win. To beat Seville.
320
00:18:33,739 --> 00:18:37,117
And suddenly
there is another rush of excitement.
321
00:18:37,117 --> 00:18:42,789
All these fans are running
to catch a glimpse of the players
322
00:18:42,789 --> 00:18:44,750
on the bus to go to the stadium.
323
00:18:49,254 --> 00:18:50,672
That was intense.
324
00:18:52,549 --> 00:18:55,093
Derby tickets are hard to come by here,
325
00:18:55,093 --> 00:18:58,388
even for a longtime Betis fan like me.
326
00:18:58,388 --> 00:19:03,393
So we're going to watch the match in
a local supporters' bar known as a peña.
327
00:19:03,393 --> 00:19:04,478
Yeah!
328
00:19:06,063 --> 00:19:08,273
Founded in 1927,
329
00:19:09,107 --> 00:19:12,486
it's the perfect place
to debut my new shirt.
330
00:19:12,486 --> 00:19:14,029
Let's go!
331
00:19:16,031 --> 00:19:17,324
All right. Here we go.
332
00:19:22,204 --> 00:19:26,500
This historic rivalry goes back 117 years.
333
00:19:30,003 --> 00:19:34,049
So it's a match
that Betis and my new friend Héctor...
334
00:19:36,593 --> 00:19:37,594
are determined to win.
335
00:19:38,262 --> 00:19:40,347
- There's Héctor!
- There's your man.
336
00:19:40,347 --> 00:19:42,307
Héctor! Yeah!
337
00:19:42,307 --> 00:19:44,476
That's your boy. That's your boy!
338
00:19:49,982 --> 00:19:52,234
Yeah!
339
00:19:53,819 --> 00:19:55,362
Bellerín!
340
00:19:55,362 --> 00:19:59,116
And just when I thought
it couldn't get any better...
341
00:20:00,117 --> 00:20:01,702
There he goes!
342
00:20:03,036 --> 00:20:04,621
Did you see what he did?
343
00:20:05,122 --> 00:20:06,540
He gave the point.
344
00:20:07,040 --> 00:20:08,750
I gave him that move.
345
00:20:08,750 --> 00:20:13,213
The fact that he actually did my move
when he scored.
346
00:20:13,714 --> 00:20:14,715
You know?
347
00:20:15,674 --> 00:20:16,675
Sweetheart.
348
00:20:19,553 --> 00:20:20,971
They disallowed it.
349
00:20:20,971 --> 00:20:22,055
They disallowed it?
350
00:20:23,140 --> 00:20:25,184
Well, cheers to that anyway, though, hey?
351
00:20:28,228 --> 00:20:31,773
Héctor's goal is disallowed
for being offside.
352
00:20:31,773 --> 00:20:34,735
But that's just
the start of the excitement.
353
00:20:35,319 --> 00:20:40,782
And before I know it, my Canadian
reserve has completely deserted me.
354
00:20:40,782 --> 00:20:41,909
Olé!
355
00:20:43,660 --> 00:20:44,661
Yeah!
356
00:20:45,412 --> 00:20:46,622
Go!
357
00:20:51,001 --> 00:20:54,046
I did jump up and scream
when that goal was scored.
358
00:20:56,006 --> 00:20:59,301
And I was high-fiving people
I didn't even know in there,
359
00:20:59,301 --> 00:21:01,512
the way I would at a Blue Jays game.
360
00:21:03,013 --> 00:21:08,185
So maybe in that moment,
I lost myself in the emotion of the game.
361
00:21:11,146 --> 00:21:15,025
But I know from bitter experience
that sport can be cruel.
362
00:21:16,026 --> 00:21:17,611
No!
363
00:21:18,612 --> 00:21:20,822
And so it proves again.
364
00:21:24,743 --> 00:21:26,119
Well, it's a tie.
365
00:21:27,037 --> 00:21:30,666
Betis! Betis!
366
00:21:30,666 --> 00:21:34,086
It's a much better game
than I was anticipating.
367
00:21:34,086 --> 00:21:35,879
Good game, good game.
368
00:21:35,879 --> 00:21:37,214
Should have won.
369
00:21:37,214 --> 00:21:41,969
I have to start following Betis
as my team in soccer.
370
00:21:43,053 --> 00:21:46,598
{\an8}I'll look back on this evening fondly
when I get home.
371
00:21:47,224 --> 00:21:50,686
{\an8}And that won't be long now,
as it's my last night in Seville
372
00:21:51,270 --> 00:21:53,522
before I travel further south.
373
00:21:54,481 --> 00:21:56,733
It's a fire-in-the-belly kind of town.
374
00:22:00,362 --> 00:22:05,784
There's as much passion around flamenco
as there is around football here.
375
00:22:05,784 --> 00:22:09,162
So it's just pouring
your heart and soul into something.
376
00:22:09,162 --> 00:22:11,957
I think that is a common thread.
377
00:22:20,090 --> 00:22:24,219
Before I head down to the coast,
right to the tip of Europe,
378
00:22:24,219 --> 00:22:27,598
there's one final stop
I wanna make on my journey.
379
00:22:29,641 --> 00:22:33,187
And for somebody who was once,
you may recall,
380
00:22:33,187 --> 00:22:34,980
a very reluctant traveler,
381
00:22:34,980 --> 00:22:39,151
it's a new experience
to be feeling this enthusiastic.
382
00:22:39,151 --> 00:22:41,862
I'm looking for platform 12.
383
00:22:41,862 --> 00:22:45,282
Even though I still get lost
relatively easily.
384
00:22:46,491 --> 00:22:47,576
I actually love trains.
385
00:22:47,576 --> 00:22:49,703
I don't travel enough on them.
386
00:22:50,370 --> 00:22:53,123
Of course, they don't make them
quite the way they used to.
387
00:22:54,249 --> 00:22:56,919
This is quite the turnaround for me,
388
00:22:56,919 --> 00:23:00,088
but I'm beginning to enjoy
the traveling bit
389
00:23:00,088 --> 00:23:01,798
as much as the getting there.
390
00:23:03,175 --> 00:23:05,928
Just a few hours away
in the Málaga Mountains
391
00:23:05,928 --> 00:23:10,057
is one of Andalusia's
must-see beauty spots.
392
00:23:10,849 --> 00:23:12,267
But to appreciate it,
393
00:23:12,267 --> 00:23:16,730
I'll have to find out
just how adventurous I've really become.
394
00:23:17,564 --> 00:23:19,107
The King's Little Path.
395
00:23:19,107 --> 00:23:21,818
Well, it's supposed
to be an incredible view.
396
00:23:22,486 --> 00:23:25,113
Worth taking a long train ride to.
397
00:23:25,113 --> 00:23:26,823
It's a nice way to get there.
398
00:23:29,201 --> 00:23:32,329
El Caminito del Rey, as it's known here,
399
00:23:32,329 --> 00:23:35,832
is one of Spain's most
popular tourist attractions.
400
00:23:37,125 --> 00:23:41,839
Over 300,000 visitors
come each year to test their nerve,
401
00:23:41,839 --> 00:23:45,425
walking along the 2,400-foot-high gorge
402
00:23:45,425 --> 00:23:48,345
to get one of the best views
in the country.
403
00:23:49,471 --> 00:23:52,641
The helmet feels good.
I'm not feeling too well right now.
404
00:23:53,141 --> 00:23:54,643
This better be a good view.
405
00:23:55,477 --> 00:23:57,312
Is it too late to turn back?
406
00:23:58,188 --> 00:24:02,109
I only ask because the walkway
is almost 5 miles long,
407
00:24:02,609 --> 00:24:05,070
but just 3 feet wide.
408
00:24:07,948 --> 00:24:09,449
Oh, man. Okay.
409
00:24:10,117 --> 00:24:12,995
Just don't go looking down
between the slats.
410
00:24:13,662 --> 00:24:14,788
Okay.
411
00:24:15,789 --> 00:24:19,710
Originally, the path was built to provide
access for workers
412
00:24:19,710 --> 00:24:22,296
between two hydroelectric sites.
413
00:24:22,796 --> 00:24:24,131
Oh, my God.
414
00:24:25,257 --> 00:24:26,592
Before it was updated,
415
00:24:26,592 --> 00:24:30,387
it was known
as the most dangerous walkway on Earth.
416
00:24:30,387 --> 00:24:35,100
So, whatever the update was,
I'm praying it was a good one.
417
00:24:35,100 --> 00:24:38,520
The first creak I hear, I'm heading back.
418
00:24:39,688 --> 00:24:43,483
I'm sure the view is really spectacular,
419
00:24:44,568 --> 00:24:49,823
and one day I hope I might get to see it.
420
00:24:49,823 --> 00:24:52,242
The key is just don't look over the edge.
421
00:24:58,832 --> 00:24:59,833
But it turns out,
422
00:24:59,833 --> 00:25:02,878
looking ahead isn't
a piece of cake either.
423
00:25:02,878 --> 00:25:04,463
Oh, my God.
424
00:25:09,343 --> 00:25:12,513
I'm almost there at this lookout,
425
00:25:12,513 --> 00:25:17,100
and the only way to get there is going
across this see-through bridge.
426
00:25:18,018 --> 00:25:21,396
And, I'm actually dreading
what's down there.
427
00:25:21,396 --> 00:25:22,481
You know?
428
00:25:22,981 --> 00:25:27,402
Two years ago,
wouldn't catch me dead up here.
429
00:25:30,864 --> 00:25:34,326
After facing my fears to cross
the hanging bridge
430
00:25:34,326 --> 00:25:39,289
in Costa Rica last year,
I am no longer terrified of heights.
431
00:25:39,289 --> 00:25:41,959
And if you believe that, good luck to you.
432
00:25:44,211 --> 00:25:46,797
Oh, my God.
433
00:25:54,721 --> 00:25:56,098
Oh, my God.
434
00:25:57,808 --> 00:26:00,269
Wow. Oh, God.
435
00:26:06,900 --> 00:26:09,069
Honestly, when I first looked
at this bridge,
436
00:26:09,069 --> 00:26:11,488
"No" was on the tip of my tongue.
437
00:26:12,990 --> 00:26:14,867
It's put me to the test.
438
00:26:15,492 --> 00:26:18,620
If I had a free hand,
I'd pat myself on the back.
439
00:26:19,454 --> 00:26:22,165
But I'm bracing
myself with both right now.
440
00:26:26,378 --> 00:26:31,758
I've been told the viewing platform offers
some of the best vistas of Andalusia.
441
00:26:32,259 --> 00:26:34,011
Oh, my God.
442
00:26:34,595 --> 00:26:35,596
There it is.
443
00:26:37,598 --> 00:26:41,935
What I wasn't told
is that it's completely transparent.
444
00:26:51,028 --> 00:26:52,029
It's all good.
445
00:26:53,906 --> 00:26:54,907
Yeah.
446
00:26:56,783 --> 00:26:57,784
How do you like it?
447
00:27:00,245 --> 00:27:02,956
Well, won't be going on the glass floor,
448
00:27:02,956 --> 00:27:06,168
but it's the best view in town
and there it is.
449
00:27:06,668 --> 00:27:08,378
Tick that off the bucket list.
450
00:27:08,962 --> 00:27:10,464
I've been there and done that.
451
00:27:11,798 --> 00:27:14,301
Let's see what lies ahead.
452
00:27:14,801 --> 00:27:16,720
All right. Here we go.
453
00:27:17,346 --> 00:27:18,847
Look at me. No hands.
454
00:27:19,556 --> 00:27:23,894
I think it's fair to say that the old me
wouldn't have considered
455
00:27:23,894 --> 00:27:27,689
traversing a sheer cliff face,
let alone a continent.
456
00:27:28,232 --> 00:27:31,902
And while I've still got
what you'd call a cautious streak,
457
00:27:31,902 --> 00:27:33,862
I haven't always been this way.
458
00:27:34,863 --> 00:27:37,908
As a kid,
I traveled on trains and I just loved it.
459
00:27:38,492 --> 00:27:41,954
I was about eight, traveled to New York,
I remember,
460
00:27:42,621 --> 00:27:45,707
from my hometown of Hamilton,
and that was exciting.
461
00:27:45,707 --> 00:27:47,417
It's always stuck with me.
462
00:27:47,417 --> 00:27:49,711
Somewhere along life's journey,
463
00:27:50,295 --> 00:27:52,923
I must have lost that sense of adventure.
464
00:27:52,923 --> 00:27:54,508
But there's something about Europe
465
00:27:54,508 --> 00:27:58,220
that seems to be restoring
the confidence of my youth.
466
00:27:58,720 --> 00:28:01,390
I just hope I'm going
in the right direction.
467
00:28:07,145 --> 00:28:10,023
After starting in the far north
of the continent,
468
00:28:10,023 --> 00:28:14,695
I've zigzagged my way down
to the final stop of my journey.
469
00:28:15,279 --> 00:28:20,659
The coastal town of Tarifa,
mainland Europe's southernmost point.
470
00:28:22,703 --> 00:28:24,621
I feel like a changed man.
471
00:28:25,122 --> 00:28:27,207
And I'm not the only one who's noticed.
472
00:28:28,250 --> 00:28:31,545
You know, my life has had a rebirth at 76.
473
00:28:32,045 --> 00:28:35,841
My wife, Deb, thinks quite honestly,
this could be one of the best things
474
00:28:35,841 --> 00:28:37,718
that's ever happened to me.
475
00:28:38,468 --> 00:28:39,761
Outside of meeting her.
476
00:28:42,598 --> 00:28:43,849
It was those Romans again
477
00:28:43,849 --> 00:28:46,977
that founded Tarifa
back in the first century.
478
00:28:46,977 --> 00:28:48,312
And no wonder.
479
00:28:48,312 --> 00:28:51,440
The town sits
on an extraordinary boundary.
480
00:28:53,358 --> 00:28:55,736
This is really quite amazing.
481
00:28:58,822 --> 00:29:00,115
It says it right here.
482
00:29:00,991 --> 00:29:02,743
There's the Mediterranean Sea.
483
00:29:03,744 --> 00:29:05,245
Here's the Atlantic Ocean.
484
00:29:05,245 --> 00:29:06,788
Having made it this far,
485
00:29:06,788 --> 00:29:10,375
all that separates me
from the continent of Africa
486
00:29:10,375 --> 00:29:12,294
is 8 miles of water.
487
00:29:14,004 --> 00:29:15,756
{\an8}- Come and take a seat.
- Wonderful.
488
00:29:15,756 --> 00:29:17,299
This is gonna be terrific.
489
00:29:18,258 --> 00:29:21,595
So I can't resist taking a closer look.
490
00:29:21,595 --> 00:29:22,971
It's a good day.
491
00:29:22,971 --> 00:29:24,765
A good day to be on the water.
492
00:29:25,265 --> 00:29:28,477
In Greek mythology,
the Pillars of Hercules,
493
00:29:28,477 --> 00:29:33,774
which we now know as the Rock of Gibraltar
and Mount Hacho in Morocco,
494
00:29:33,774 --> 00:29:37,194
were considered
the edge of the known world.
495
00:29:37,694 --> 00:29:40,697
Well, there's Africa right there.
496
00:29:41,198 --> 00:29:42,783
It's pretty damn close.
497
00:29:44,743 --> 00:29:48,205
To be honest,
I can't quite believe where I am.
498
00:29:51,792 --> 00:29:57,256
And to cap off my journey,
Europe has one final surprise for me.
499
00:29:59,299 --> 00:30:00,300
And there they are.
500
00:30:00,968 --> 00:30:01,969
Straight ahead.
501
00:30:03,971 --> 00:30:07,391
A pod of curious pilot whales.
502
00:30:10,018 --> 00:30:11,687
There. Right there. Right there.
503
00:30:13,605 --> 00:30:15,482
Oh, my.
504
00:30:15,983 --> 00:30:17,401
Wow. It came right up.
505
00:30:25,576 --> 00:30:26,577
Hear that?
506
00:30:27,911 --> 00:30:30,163
There's a lot of chatter going
by the boat.
507
00:30:30,664 --> 00:30:32,916
I think they recognize me from something.
508
00:30:33,959 --> 00:30:35,127
I don't know.
509
00:30:35,794 --> 00:30:38,422
American Pie was
very big in Europe, you know.
510
00:30:40,215 --> 00:30:44,720
Well, it was a pretty popular movie.
I mean, they might have seen it.
511
00:30:49,433 --> 00:30:50,434
That's amazing.
512
00:30:53,437 --> 00:30:55,063
It's not like Ontario.
513
00:30:55,814 --> 00:30:57,107
I'll tell you that.
514
00:30:58,817 --> 00:31:00,527
Before starting this trip,
515
00:31:00,527 --> 00:31:05,282
the Europe I knew was the big cities
like Paris, London and Rome.
516
00:31:07,326 --> 00:31:08,327
Yeah.
517
00:31:08,827 --> 00:31:10,913
It's like they popped up to say goodbye.
518
00:31:11,413 --> 00:31:15,167
But having challenged myself
to leave the beaten path
519
00:31:15,167 --> 00:31:18,545
and embrace my once dormant
sense of adventure...
520
00:31:19,922 --> 00:31:20,923
Look.
521
00:31:20,923 --> 00:31:25,177
...my time in Europe has given me
more than just memories.
522
00:31:26,470 --> 00:31:30,641
It has enriched me
beyond all expectations.
523
00:31:31,517 --> 00:31:34,061
I don't think I would have been
out here normally.
524
00:31:34,561 --> 00:31:37,356
You know, it's good to get out.
525
00:31:37,356 --> 00:31:42,819
It's good to get out
instead of just seeing one little spot.
526
00:31:45,906 --> 00:31:49,117
You're never too old
to get acquainted with the world
527
00:31:49,117 --> 00:31:51,495
that you're living in, you know?
528
00:31:57,334 --> 00:31:58,335
I'm getting there.
529
00:32:05,175 --> 00:32:06,635
So, who knows?
530
00:32:06,635 --> 00:32:10,347
I might just have
another journey in me yet.