04/06/19 Friday and Saturday

I left Paris at an early 7:52am from Gare Montparnasse on a train for Hendaye. This turns out to be a much easier way to get to San Sebastián than trying to book all the way through on SNCF. After a little over 4 hours there is a local, Eusoktren from Hendaye to San Sebastián, takes about 33 minutes and runs every hour. My AirBnB host met me shortly after arrival and gave me the keys to a two bedroom apartment just a few blocks from the old town area. San Sebastián is known for being the foodie center of Spain, and that is saying something! It is wall to wall Tapas bars in the old town, and prices are very reasonable. For example, last night I had a piece of Steak, some foie gras, and two glasses of Crianza for 12.70 euro, just under $15. The standard situation here is a bar piled high with the cold tapas, or Pinxtos as they are called in this part of Spain. Then there will be a list of the hot offerings, which are custom made per order. Wine is very inexpensive although the glass pours are quite minuscule. Normally you have a glass of wine and something to eat and maybe a second something and then pay up and move to the next place. This morning I found a breakfast place that made a plate of bacon, then walked all the way down the beach and took the funicular up Mount Igueldo at the far end of the beach. Terrific view and a vintage entertainment park at the top. Then back to the apartment followed by a minor tapas crawl for lunch.