Blogs from San Sebastián, Basque Country, Spain, Europe - page 30

After a huge night out on Saturday with all the crew rounded up at the Lyfield flat, we took a train out to one of Londons smaller airports to sleep on the floor of the departure lounge so we didn't miss our early morning flight to Bilbao, Northern Spain. so good to hug and punch a few of my best friends from home who I hadn't seen for over a year, and of course we all hit off as if we hadn't missed a day and were all as equally excited as eachother to get down to Spain and relaxe on the beach together like old times. And we weren't let down either, San Sebastian was our first destination which provided days of sun, beach, ocean, boobs, old friends, new friends, wine and dancing... and then ... read more

We boarded our coach this morning on our way to San Sebastian. Compared to my last 2 Contiki tours, the coach was extremely spacious. Mainly because there were only about 20 of us in a bus that seats 52. Colin gave us the usual spiel about what to expect on the tour and about the places we were going to. We also discussed the optional excursions. There were only 3 optionals: a trip to the Valley of the Fallen in Madrid, Flamenco dinner and show in Barcelona, and the final dinner in Madrid. We ended up paying for the 2 dinners. We were also introduced to our morning song. For this tour, we had No Doubt’s “It’s My Life”. After driving for about an hour through the suburbs of Madrid, we eventually made it to ... read more

That night was the first of many on trains, giving us a taste of what was to come. The train terminated at Irum on the boarder with Spain. After going through a pitiful excuse for a customs office, where you were required just to flash something that vaguely resembled a passport, we caught a 'bone-shaker' train the short way to San Sebastian. We first walked into town to get some money, although we had to wait in a square for an hour until the bank opened. My credit card would not authorise for some reason, which was very, very worrying as that was supposed to be keeping me alive for the next month. Spent a relaxing day slobbing on the beach catching some long missed rays. At least we did until early in the afternoon when ... read more