San Sebastian

San Sebastian PLAYAS

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April 19th 2006
Wednesday morning I woke up early, around 6:30 and took the metro to the Termibus station with the speed of a native where I caught the coach bus to San Sebastian, or Donostia, depending on where in Spain one is from (Donostia is Euskara…I’m in Basque country, folks!). I arrived in Plaza Pio XII and was planning on walking to the Parte Vieja (Old Town), but managed somehow to quickly surmise t ... read more

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Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in ... ... read more