This past weekend Nell, Juliet, Sarah and I decided to take a little weekend trip to see another city besides Logrono. It was definitely a last minute decision, as we didn’t decide to go until Friday early afternoon and were on the bus Friday late afternoon. That is certainly one of the best things about Europe in general. It is so easy to travel and is very cheap as well. We took the bus (as there are very few trains into and out of Logrono) and it was a 2.5-hour bus ride through the mountains of the Basque Country. Needless to say it was one of the most beautiful bus rides I have ever taken and I was captivated the entire time! The Basque Country has so much green, something which I am not used to in Spain. We arrived in San Sebastian around 7 pm and checked into our hostel, which was right in the center of the old part of the city. Friday night it was just Nell and I (the other two met us on Saturday), so we walked around a bit, saw the beach, and headed out for some pinchos and vino! San Sebastian is known for it’s amazing pinchos and it did not disappoint in the least! We had an early night in the hopes of waking up early to explore the city a bit more.
Saturday morning we woke up and walked around the city a bit. I tried my first café con leche and loved it! I don’t like coffee at all in the States but man oh man the coffee in Europe is amazing! So Nell and I enjoyed the city just people-watching sitting outside at a café… what a life! We met Juliet afterwards and went walking a bit more. We had heard the aquarium was nice, so we decided to head over there. It was great, seeing as I love aquariums! The sharks and stingrays were great and we spent a little too much time staring at them like little kids haha. Afterwards we walked around the city some more and did some shopping. We bought some wine to have before we went out for more pinchos.
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| Beautiful view of the city |
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| Shark!! |
Sunday morning we walked along the beach and then climbed up the mountain to the castle. The views were spectacular and I only wish we were there in the summer so we could have gone to the beach. Oh well another trip to San Sebastian then! The pictures really don’t do it justice, so if any visitors come we will have to plan a trip up north!!
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| View from the top of the mountain |
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| Castle |
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| Nell, Juliet, and I at the castle |
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