Blogs from San Sebastián, Basque Country, Spain, Europe - page 9

See text in English below 18-19 junio 2010 A San Sebastián había llegado en tren para no tener que pedelaear desde Vitoria, por el tirón que me dio en el puerto de Herrera. Hace poco hice en coche la carretera que hubiera hecho en bicicleta (Arrasate, Oñati, Legazpi, Zumarraga, Azkoitia, Azpeitia, Zestoa y Zarautz), y me alegré mucho de que me diera el tirón en el puerto: me pareció una carretera horrible para hacer en bicicleta. Ahora, que desde la estación de tren de Donostia-San Sebastián hasta el camping había la distancia suficiente para poner bien a prueba la rodilla. El camping está en Igeldo, en la otra punta de la ciudad y a 250 metros de altura. Esto se traducía, en la práctica, en que tenía que subir un puerto, aunque fuese la mitad del ... read more

It has been a very uneventful last couple days here in San Sebastian full of a misty constant rain and ducking into shops to avoid the sudden down pours. Every local we have talked to says the same thing " El tiempo de este verano no es normal por el verano, es muy malo". For those who don't speak Spanish they keep telling us how terrible the weather is, yup, got it I am standing in it right now and that it is not normal weather to their typical summers....well do we get a discount then? With much trepidation Seth and I stepped out to the beach with dark looming clouds to meet up with some of his fellow students to play some sand soccer, it poured rain on us twice, then stopped, so we continued ... read more

While trying to relax in Spain I have come to a couple realizations as it were... 1. I needed a vacation very badly!! 2. Travel is very important to discovery and the human spirit and... 3. Though I came to "get away from myself", discovery and change inevitably set in and you find yourself more. San Sebastian has been great, we have enjoyed the flavorful food and pintxos (tapas) for dinner, the walks through the old town and centro, the surfing, the overall beauty even through some of the not so great weather (rain, wind and clouds) is unmatched. It dawned on me just how much fun and beauty really surrounds us here ( and yes I have been missing everyone) but I have come to really appreciate the language and this city. I wanted to ... read more

We have been in San Sebastian for 4 days now, it is a beautiful spot in the Spanish Basque country along the beach. The best way to describe it is Santa Monica, El Centro is filled with beautiful tree lines streets, shops and cafes, Rio De Janeiro the lush greens and Jesus Christ over looking the city and San Diego with the distinct beach town feel. We stayed at pension Zurriola Waves our first night in town, putting us across the street fro the beach, and met some great new friends from Perth, Australia. Zurriola is the surfing beach in town but also had a sand soccer tournament going on so Seth was in heaven. It was fun watching all the bicycle kicks in the sand. With our new friends we ventured out into Parte Vieja ... read more

Day 1: San Sebastian Well, on my last journey to Spain for a while, it is going well yet again! There is something to be said about going to a place you already know. After a two hour delay of my flight, I made it to Madrid and went straight to the hotel to grab my girl Summer and then we headed to the bus station to grab our tickets and head our way to San Sebastian in Basque Country. It took about 6 hours on bus to head up to San Sebastian. Basque country is different than the rest of Spain, it is quite picturesque. For those who do not know, Basque country has its own language, though they still speak Spanish (Castellano). Much of Spain sort of has autonomous regions, and the Basques are ... read more