Saiaz Getaria Hotel 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.

... the day just walking around the beach, watching dogs play and people run by. We´ve been living off of McDonald´s dollar menu while here to save money and its making us feel sick. HAHA We came back to the hostel to book a hostel in Paris, which turned out to be kind of difficult. We stayed here and talked to our Aussie roommates for awhile. Its so amazing how different our countries are. They have universal health care, they said they don´t know anyone without a job, and they said the ...

... so we wonder through the down pour for an hour to finally find our hostel. we arrive looking and smelling like wet dogs. But this place is sweet. its full of aussie surfers. The town is beautiful....right along the atlantic ocean and its got cool alternative shops. Kinda reminds me of Greenwhich village in NYC...you know kim where we have our apartment. We decided to go to france real quick and buy our reservation to paris that will be on saturday.

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... 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.

           

... Still we found 3 tapas places to try and except for the deep fried one found them all excellent. The night ended at a crazy, packed surfer bar followed by a torrential downpour. Welcome to San Sebastian.

                       

... forget, and something I’ll always cherish. Tonight was a singular experience ... though I’ve spent much time in Spain over the years, never before has the beauty of this country, of its culture, and of its people, been so apparent. Seeing how something tragic pulled this group of friends together on this evening was a moving and powerful experience, and it provided a unique insight into how people perceive the value of life.

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... Sebastian The vegetable market San Sebastian's most popular beach, La Concha. More Pinchos! Clockwise from top: wild mushrooms and bacon on bread, a bellpepper and meat quiche, and salmon ...

... for this time of year - sunny and in the 60's. We spent our days walking around, stopping for cafe con leche, pastries, ice cream, beer, wine, tapas...a little shopping here and there, a stroll on the beach...etc. A very nice town to spend a few days. The tapas have been very good, and we had a very yummy steak dinner. The waiters estimate how much Farida and I could eat, then bring out a huge hunk of meat, fat and bone. We look it ...

... away by how different it is from Biarritz which is only an hour away. Different language, different culture, different architecture, and it is the equivalent of traveling from Arlington to Tacoma. The Spaniards start heading out at 8 for a before dinner appetizer called Tapas and then donÔ eat dinner until at least 10. We were hungry and made our whole meal from Tapas as we went restaurant hopping looking for Tapas. It is so good. You get little appetizer type dishes and you mix ...

... kids either, we saw at least 10 people dive into that ocean, and every single one of them was over the age of 65. We must be missing something... Tomorrow, I think we´re going to Bilbao to visit the Guggenheim. After that, we´re off to Pamplona and finally up to France! Hope you´re all doing well... This internet cafe is playing nothing but Bryan Adams, so clearly there´s plenty of Canada love over here. We miss you... talk to you all soon!