Casa Rural Aristondo Baserria
Travel Blogs from San Sebastián - Donostia
San Sebastián, The Seaside Jewel!
... up a wee bit late. But Martin became friends with some lovely Spanish Grandmas that helped us pass the time!
A quick trip back and then the fun began for the evening!
We met a group of Erasmus students studying in Madrid from the UK and we had a great time chit chatting and sharing some wine at the Hostel. Turns out one of the girls had done an exchange in Banff of all places and the other had family in Calgary! Small world ...
The Conch and the Pinxtos
... together. Pinxto is the Euskeran name for pincho (spanish for "spike" -ie, the toothpick) and it is pronounced "peen-cho."
Imagine you are in the US and you want to eat lunch at... Friendly's, for example. Your situation would go kind of like this:
-You drive the restaurant, park your car and walk in.
-You are seated by the hostess and given your menus.
-You are greeted by your friendly (no pun intended) waitress, who then asks you what you ...
San Sebastian & the Basque Coast
... amazing fews of the bay. There is a giant statue of Christ up at the summit, very similar to 'Christ the redeemer' over in Rio.
The old part of town has some narrow streets with plenty of bars offering pinxos (mostly seafood but quite a few smoked meats and cheeses)
Visited the museum 'De San Telmo' all about Basque history. Modern building fused with a refurbished church and cloister.
Afer 3 days of solid rain in San Sebastian, I decided to leave and head for Bilbao.
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A bad self diagnosis and rest.
... did what she does best- going shopping! It was a great day anyway, because San Sebastian is a vibrant city and has interesting people. We did go out for a nice dinner a short distance from the pension. Debbie was able to work with Teressa to secure a room until Sunday.
We bought plane tickets via Ryan Air to Madrid to meet Myra on Monday. I am hoping my leg will heal so we can further enjoy this city. Back to icing and ...
San Sebastian
Sans Sebastian 5th July 2012 We got a 5.30am train from Bordeaux to Sans Sebastian so that we could get there early to make the most of our 1 night there. When we changed trains to cross the border into Spain, a class of 30 little Spanish children came running through the doors, they were very hypo for 9.00am! Yelling undalay undalay yeeba yeeba, I thought they only said that in cartoons. When we first arrived it was ...
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