San Sebastian, beach and pintxos

Madrid to San Sebastian

La Concha Beach

Some sort of festival involving Sardines and Crabs

Cool Basque puppets

and a wierd tradition of whacking people

a street in Parte Vieja full of pintxo restaurants

Meal in the apartment from market produce

In the city center

We eat standing up

Grab a plate and take what looks good

After seeing the Woodberry boys off, we took a train to San Sebastian and settled in to our apartment where we will spend a full week.  The city is as beautiful as everyone says with nice architecture combined with incredible geography.  San Sebastian seems to be a cove with one of Europe's best city beaches one block from downtown.  As we got in to town at night, we quickly set off for some pintxos, basically mini-dishes served fresh and creatively.  There are literally hundreds of pintxos restaurants in a small area, each with their own creations.  The next day, Robbie and I went to the market to stock our cupboards.  It will be a daily routine as we will only buy what we need to that day's lunch.  After lunch, we hit the beach and then the old town, La Parte Vieja, for our next round of pintxos.  I'll let the photos do the talking.