Hotel Astoria 7 San Sebastián - Donostia

Tom and Sue took the day to zip to Bilbao (1:45 south of Biarritz) to see the famous Guggenhiem Museum. Wow, what a building!! The exhibits pale in comparison, but still we enjoyed a solid 4 hours at the museum. Afterwards, we drove back to San Sebastian where Sue introduced me to Alona Berri, the ...

I don't really need to tell you what we did do I? Take one part playground, one part beach, and one part sunset and you have a Kramer day in Biarritz.<br><br>            <br>

... Dispite the language barriers they had a lovely time exploring the basque country side. What did we do? Why go to the beach, of course!!<br><br>                      <br>

... the kids slept. Tom did a little surfing and another nice sunset was enjoyed during dinner.<br><br>                    <br>

... we tried to get a lesson from our hostel but they said the instructor wasn´t available. I think he was hungover because I saw him moping around the hostel. We rented boards and head out to Playa Zuricola, tons of surfers were out and the waves look meanacing. Thank god the dude renting the boards told us where the ...

... in one way or another. Next thing we know, one of the top 5 best moments of my life ensues. Fun finds Raphie, Raphie does not find fun. We become engaged in my first and only Senegalese Dance-off. A circle is created and everyone takes turns going into the circle and trying to dance better than the last person. At first, I hold back because the two beers in my hands are not nearly powerful enough yet to make me think i can out ...

... people of San Sebastián celebrate a festival known as the "Tamborrada". At midnight, in the Konstituzioa plaza in the "Alde Zaharra/Parte Vieja" (old city), the mayor raises the flag of San Sebastián (see in the infobox). For 24 hours, the entire city is awash with the sound of drums. The adults, dressed as cooks and soldiers, march around the city. They march all night with their cook hats and white aprons with the ...

... the old city walls and were pleasantly surprised to find it had really nice rooms for cheap. We settled in and then went strolling through the town. This place was really cool because its old city walls were pretty much still intact. The entire city was surrounded by huge castle walls that housed something like 40 towers. This is also the place where Saint Teresa was born, not Mother Teresa (like we thought). We went into her cathedral and her monastery, which were nice. It was a ...

... flyers in your face for 2 for 1 drinks and free shots. Needless to say we ahd a blast together..dancing etc. One bar gives you free hats with every pint of heineken so I got a couple. The next day I was feeling the effects of the night before!! I was hurting...I also seemed to come down with a virus...so at times felt sick to my stomach. We went to walk around but I just couldnt...so I had to go nap. Christine went shopping etc...haha. That night I took it easy and ...

... which they seemed to play everywhere we chilled. And that is really all there is to my trip to Amsterdam. San Sebastian is great. It is right by the beach and a smaller scale city than even Amsterdam. There are a lot of people here, who are heading to Pamplona for the Running of the Bulls, including many Aussies. And, of course, I have to tell them that I´ve been to Australia, Melborne, Darwin and Kakadu in particular. Right ...