San Sebastian, Spain:

Kate and I had over a week off of school because of Easter so we decided to check the internet and find a place in Spain we could afford to run off to for a bit. We came up with San Sebastian in the bosque part of Spain. San Sebastian is this little fisherman’s village on the sea that is famous for their version of the tapas called pintxos and their white wine. The day before we left, San Sebastian was hit with a huge tidal wave that destroyed many buildings, cars, businesses, and roads. Yes, the day before we got there the biggest wave they had seen in over 80 years hit and took a toll on the city! When we arrived we took a cab to our hostel which ended up being a 5 euro fare because we thought San Sebastian was huge, but in reality it’s super small. We checked in to our hostel and the manager told us what was now closed because of the wave, some roads, the hot springs, some restaurants, and the clubs along the beach! We decided we’d take a look around and see what trouble we could get in! We walked, climbed, strolled, and tromped all over every square inch of San Sebastian! At night we would go on pintxo crawls instead of pub crawls! At each bar you walk in and look at the bar to see what beautiful creations they have out on display for you to eat, you ask for a plate and a drink and then pick out the pintxos you want. They have every different kind tapas you can think of and many I didn’t even know what they were! My favorite drink was the txakolin (sort of a Riesling tasting wine that has to be poured high above the cup to oxygenate it) and my favorite pintxo was a croquette filled with duck and mushrooms! Kate liked the Kalimotxo (nice red wine served in ice with Coke) and a pintxo that was in a seashell with seafood in it. We tried a lot of different pintxos throughout our stay and realized that these Spaniards eat and drink 24/7 so it was just the place for us! The beaches are very nice and the town is very beautiful. We definitely want to go back when the temperature is super hot and we can sun bathe and check out all the surfers! Oh, did I mention that San Sebastian is also famous for their waves for surfing? Well, there were tons of water sports happening before our very eyes! The water was so cold I couldn’t believe anyone would want to be near it, but they were surfing, body boarding, kayaking, and wind surfing! All in all, Kate and I had an amazing time in San Sebastian and would recommend it to anyone who likes the beach and beautiful scenery!
Ooo almost forgot about how funny I am! Well, Kate and I were walking to our hostel and there was this group of older people walking our way. One of the men (old enough to be my father/grandfather) was eyeing me and walked right next to me and asked me in Spanish where the beach was. Since it was around 9pm or later I was like “What” or “Que?” He asked again where the playa was so I pulled out my gun and pointed to the beach (while making my huge arm muscle budge…duh)! I thought is was sooo funny and I am still laughing at myself even while I write this! Ha.
Luke, we got to the Bilbao Airport and we checked in and got in line at gate 5 (which was on our tickets) and the lady took our tickets and we entered the plane. Kate and I walked to the back of the plane to our seats and there was an elderly couple in our seats. I looked at Kate and was like what’s the deal with people being in our seats (it happened like 3 times throughout our trip) and she was like well they’re moving. Just then over the loudspeaker the lady says in Spanish something about Seville and I turn to Kate and say SAVILLE? Yeah, we were on the wrong plane! Somehow the people let us through the line, check-in, and boarding without noticing we were heading to the wrong place! Jerry’s kids I tell ya!