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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 ...
Go go gadget mountain goat
My mother-in-law was right about intercity night trains; there is no way you get a proper nights rest. I must have slept a maximum of two hours. As I've mentioned before the last night train I took was from London to Aberdeen around 11 years ago and I quite enjoyed it, must be these inferior continental trains. I had an hour to kill at Bayonne before my next train to St Jean-Pied-de-Port so I sat down at ...
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
Upon driving into Spain it started raining. Day 4 in spain as I write this, and it is still tipping it down. All footwear is now soaked, as are both my jackets, trousers and socks!!
Gave up waiting for the rain to stop and walked into San Sebastian. Nice city based in a sheltered bay with two large hills at either end. One has a small furnicular railway taking you to the top, the other is a more tiring walk through rivers of water flowing
down the footpaths. The summit however ...
ISPANYA - FRANSA SINIRI VE BORDOAUX`E VARIS
... otel rezervasyonunu yapmisti zaten. Hic kaybolmadan kolayca otele geldik, odaya esyalarimizi birakip yakindaki bir et lokantasinda yemek yedik. Otele donus ve yatis.
Yarin Bordeaux`u gezecegiz. Otelin onunden otobus varmis merkeze. Arabayi almayiz, cunku arabayla gidince aksam yemeklerinde icki icmiyoruz. Buraninda kirmizi saraplari meshur !!!!! ayip olur arkadaslara.Yarin gece yine burada kalacagiz. Ertesi sabah artik nereye ...