so, its been more than a month since i left paris. hah. i hope you have gotten over my cooking by now. haha. next time i come by i promise i wont cook. hehe. i miss france terribly. i am so tempted to catch a flight from barcelona to nantes seeing the air tickets are so cheap. i am glad i made it to san sebastian. i can understand why its your favorite place in spain.
san sebastian.
tuesday 11th - friday 14th december
days 89 - 92 after
debating for days whether i should go down south to valencia or up north to san sebastian. surprisingly, most people i talked to have never left barcelona or just heard to places to go to. i dont really blame them coz its so easy to get stuck in barcelona. it wasnt easy for me to leave too.
(san sebastian: a raphael moneo piece, gift wrapped)
(san sebastian: really cool square in the old town)
public transportation here in spain is hell. its so hard to get to places even on the map it looks like its only 1 hour away. the train system dont go everywhere and the buses not only take forever to get to anywhere but the leave at really odd hours. PLUS both trains and buses ARE NOT CHEAP ! so many people are so gonna get their ASS KICKED !!!
(san sebastian: random shots.)
so the train ride to san sebastian took 8 hours but it was sooo worth it. i fell in love with this place the moment i got here. i managed to find a really nice 'pension' right in the heart of the old city. they dont have a room for a single but the gave me a huge room for the price of a single. it has a balcony that faces the street. how awesome is that.
(san sebastian: the really cool pension)
(san sebastian: behind the really cool pension)
also its very low season at the moment, i didnt see many tourist there at all. it was really pleasant to just walk around, go into any restaurant and try any food and not get packed with people. shopping here is good too. i found a shop that sells locally designed jackets. really cool stuff. unfortunately nothing fitted me. sigh. since this is a tourist destination, i m not surprised if they only cater for the insipid americans.
(san sebastian: up the hill from the pension)
(san sebastian: higher ... )
(san sebastian: and higher ...)
one of my favorite thing is to sit in a cafe/bar, at the counter, order a coffee and pick on the tapas stuff all over the counter. most of the time i dont really know what i am eating but hey, i am willing to try anything so long as i dont know what it is i am eating. also i realized that gambling is really big in spain. you almost have a casino in every major city and pokie machines in every cafe/bar. gawd. spanish needs help.
(san sebastian: the surf beach)
the beaches are ok, maybe its because its winter and feels really grey but the hike up the mountain was just amazing.
xxx. j.
