Jolene went to Bilbao for the day so the girls and I took a hike up to the large statue of Jesus overlooking the town. We had to fuel up first. Spain is the land of gummy candies and you can get them in any shape, size, or flavor. I like the gummy flan or gummy fried eggs the best.
The old part of town is where all the narrow streets and neat little bars and restaurants are found. We loved wandering around there and enjoying the good and cheap food. We did end up making good on our one goal of finding a bar to call our own. Lena and her brothers own a bar by our house and we got to know them pretty well, stopping in almost every day for a coffee or sandwich. I wish we could have said goodbye before we left but they were closed up for the day.
Sunday there was a big running race from France to San Sebastian and the town was hopping. We met our friends Nere, Alberto and their baby Peru down at the race. We met them through some friends in Reno back in August and threatened to call them when we were in town. Nere grew up in San Sebastian and they live here now.
After the race was over they took us on a "pintxos tour". Pintxos are basque tapas and San Sebastian is the best place to find them. The bars are intimidating for us foreigners, with strange food lined up along the bar and people packed in like sardines. There is a lot of noise and the bartenders are always in a hurry which makes it difficult to ask questions. Nere and Alberto helped us out and we had some incredible food. Sundays are very social, with the locals and the racers all packed into the old part of town eating, drinking, and talking.
We had a great day and Monday night we went over to their house for dinner. We were sorry that we had to leave early the next day for Barcelona. San Sebastian is a great place and having some friends there really made our visit special.
We enjoyed having you in San Sebastian and we are missing you!
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