Showing posts with label San Sebastian. Show all posts
Showing posts with label San Sebastian. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Final San Sebastian

How to find the aire/caravan park










Obligatory cathedral shot











The main beach, in the harbor, some of the newer city
beyond







View of newer buildings, from other side of old town








Real Spanish tapas bar








All set up for lunch

San Sebastian Out-Takes

Best sight we saw Friday, the DHL office that shipped our
new international drivers license application back to America;
allow 5-7 days...







In the aire where we parked, at the Unibersitarea, a Class A
British motorhome












Monday night snow-storm--a real surprise, and not just to us








Snow accumulating on our windshield; we're not getting south
fast enough...











The Spanish are doing some very interesting
condom ads; it took us a few minutes to figure
them out...

San Sebastian Markets

In the fish market, the pescadaria







Ditto (not pictured: octopi, of which I am not fond, but which
are everywhere)








Ditto again








One of dozens of carneceria; jambon is the national favorite,
and pig legs are dangling from the ceilings of every store, bar,
etc; all those poor Spanish pigs hopping around on crutches....












A whole pallet full of pig legs, boxed and ready
for Xmas sale, at the local supermarket

San Sebastian

Available at fine stores everywhere; and recently decriminalized
in Spain







You can always rely on McDonald's to tell you what country
you're in (the McCroq in France was credible, sort of); besides,
McD's is the only continent-wide reliable wifi source, too










We're deep in Basque country; this guy atop the Mercado in
the Centro











Street in old town, lined with tapas bars











Castle overlooking one of the harbor entrances (before the
weather fell apart)







More of the harbor, with the other side and the little island
in between












Jesus blessing it all










And the absolutely best-yet St. Sebastian so far; duh...






































































We have spent some days in San Sebastian now. It is a lovely city, as gorgeous as any I have seen...a small harbor guarded by two mountains, an island in the middle, glorious 18th and 19th century buildings all around the harbor...plus the best cuisine in Spain, jambon, and tapas, and all the rest of that stuff.  The weather has cooled considerably--it snowed Monday night!!!--and we have grown a bit lazy. Besides, we are awaiting news of our new/improved international driving license.