Hotel Iturregi San Sebastián - Donostia

We drove from Madrid, got a bit lost trying to find Lurdea. We thought it is a name of a village but it is not it is just the name of the Hotel/Casa Rural.

The place is amazing. Located in the hills above Bermeo, with magnificent view of the ocean. It is clean (like really clean) and has the air of a relaxing boutique hotel.

... and mountains in the background. We just sat on the beach for some time and watched them. We all agree that this is our favorite city so far. The pace is slower and its not touristy or over crowded. All the shops close down between 2 and 5 so people can take a Siesta, but it starts to come alive at night. Tomorrow we leave for Paris at 10am. We are gonna hang with the people in the hostel and maybe go to a local bar with them. Our hostel is full of laid back surfers so its been fun!

Well the journey from Barcelona to San Sebastion has been random to start. We got up at 6:30 am to catch a train. we never made it out last night cause we all fell asleep. So we catch our train and about 5 hours later, nan is sleeping,´jaimes is reading and i´m jamming on my ipod to realize we haven´t been moving for an hour. Turns out there was a bomb threat on the train tracks?!?! So we are bussed in to San sebastion. The ride was pretty cool....all through these mountains and ...

... black water of the RV, he went to the office to check out only to discover that they were closed for the night. Classic. The rest of the adults had an wonderful time. It was sad to leave San Sebastian. A great city.

           

After breakfast (and playing in the campsites playground) we set off to explore san Sebastian. The sweeping bays do evoke Rio. After a quick exploration, playground enjoying and surfer watching, we lunched at a stand up tapas bar. And ...

... of the past few days stirred up some old memories. Even without knowing her all that well, having seen such a personal side of everybody last night, I couldn’t help but empathize with her situation, as if I knew her better than I did. It’s definitely been an interesting few days here in San Sebastian.

The Italian guys finally came back and we headed off to the beach, grabbing Nick (an Aussie – surprise, surprise ...

... and surrounds from up here make the trip worthwhile.

Jesus lives atop the other mountain at the opposite end.

Wandered back down and continued our stroll around the foreshore before we finished up at a small outdoor restaurant for lunch.

... the public at no cost. We were extremely impressed with this find and the view from the mountain wasn't half bad either. Checking the time we realized our day was slipping by fast and we had to do the usual repacking routine and figure out the bus schedule back to the train station. Coming off the mountain into the harbor, so my dad could have one last glimpse, the sun was glistening off all the boats sitting in the water. Thus far San Sebastian is my new paradise ...

... total shock, one of the main things I came to do in europe was the running of the bulls and 5 minutes before it started I was thrown out...... I couldn't believe it. Speechless. below is the picture I took that got me kicked out. I had totally forgotten that runners aren't allowed to have cameras, the cop saw me and threw me out. I couldn't reenter because the race is closed after 7:30. I was super ******, but I knew that I could ...

... little village upon a hill and can over look the sea of tents about 1/2 mile away. This campsite is Amazing. About 15 tour companies from London have all set up tents for their tours for the week of the bulls. They say there are about 800 tents and about 100 camper vans, making about 2000 young people. The site has a great pool, a creek running through it, bar, DJ each night, and much more. The first night I hung out with some Aussies and watch everyone get completely ...