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.<br><br>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.<br>

... 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!<br>

... area was, much much better. We still sucked, really not as easy as we thought it would be, we tried for a good 3 hours, then bailed cause our arms we barely paddling at the end. <br><br>PICTURES:<br>http://picasaweb.g oogle.com/Jonny.D.Lawrence/20091003SanS ebastian?authkey=Gv1sRgCOWIm__nrLe3Xw&a mp;feat=directlink

... 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.<br><br>           <br>

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 ...

... I was really looking forward to sample what they came up with. This pintxos bar is a bit unusual in that all the food is freshly made to order, instead of sitting out on the counter, ready to eat. The foie gras was served, its heavenly scent announcing its arrival well before it even made it to the table. It`s a little bit pricey here, but I really wanted to try this place. <br><br>I caught up a bit on my journal, and was interrupted by ...

... aqua caliente". I stroll down to the harbor...awash with small bobbing boats, its pleasant and the sun is hot but here is a stiff breeze rolling in off the sea . San Sebastian has a grand, refined feel about it and would be worth a couple of days to stroll the numerous bars which serve pintxos...like tapas ..from 1 to 4 euros Its all done on an honesty basis after you've eaten they add up the ...

... stayed over in the wonderful albergue in Rabanal and caught up with the owners again, before heading off for France the next morning. We headed for San Sebastian, a place along the north coast of spain, just before France, where we could rest and recouperate, but on arrival could find no place to sleep as this day was a national holiday, our only option was to pull into a petrol station and sleep in the car....4 people in a vauxhall astra is a broken nights sleep!

... the finish). The 3rd rocket means that all bulls have reached the arena and have been placed in the storage pen (this is technically when you are safe). If you want to run, you have to be in "the race street" inside the fence by 7:30am, after 7:30, no one is allowed to enter the race any more. We are in the race track area by 6:45 and we walk down the street to see what we are getting ourselves into. Not many exit points ...

... touring from city to city. THe moment we got off the train it was beautfil. There are 2 beaches here. One is absolutely huge and the other one is quite big as well. The views from the beach are unbelievable. Ive been on many beaches before but this one is very different from the ones ive seen. Our hostel is 3 mins away from either beach. We arrived on a sunday and i have never seen soo many people on a ...