Hello dear readers! I had no idea that people would read this, but it makes me very happy that you do. :)
Today was day one of my adventure on the trains of Europe. Armed with my Eurail Pass my mother gave me for my graduation present(thank you, mom) I set off for the train station at 7am. I hopped on the train and we set off at exactly 8am. 4 naps and 5 hours later I arrived in San Sebastian. It was actually nice out. A little overcast but for the most part sunny and a beautiful 16 centigrade. It took about a half our to walk from the train station to the hostel but I found it pretty easily and after checking in, set out to find some food. I hadnt eaten since 7 30am and you know how I get when I dont eat...
I found a pintxo bar in my street called Ganadarias. First, I should maybe explain what a pintxo is. A pintxo is like tapas but sort of the Basque Country version of it, spelled with their favorite letter combination, "tx". I tried two pintxos for a total of 4€. They were incredible. The first, a Solomillo, which is sirloin. It was the most tender and very rare and delicious slice of meat ive had in a while. This was followed by a brocheta with shrimp and bacon and some really fresh onions and peppers and flavors i cant describe. Yum! I was a happy happy girl.
I took a few hours and walked around the town sort of aimlessly. Walked alng the beach and saw breath taking views. I hadnt seen water nor beaches in a while so i took off my shoes and walked a mile along the beach. After my journey I went home and took a siesta until dinner where I again enjoyed pintxos, this time salmon, croquetas, and some identifiable meat called basatxerri (letter combination! Euskera would kick ass at scrabble!). I enjoyed a basque favorite, cider and then had some Ferraro Rocher gelato on the bridge looking back into the lovely city of San Sebastian.
All in all I would say I had a lovely first day in San Sebastian. The hostel is cute, with s great location and a very helpful receptionist. Tonight I will plan out my day tomorrow and start figuring out how to get to destination number two, Toulouse, France.
I'm going to put up pictures on facebook. I can't add pictures to my blog with my iPad. Sometim technology doesn't make sense...
Anyways, there will definitely more to come... Wish you were here enjoying this with me.
Isn't it great to see the water when it's been awhile? Especially when you've grown up near a river or sea. It's almost a relief. San Seb. sounds lovely!
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