Sunday, April 7 2019

I definitely can see why this is viewed as a foodie heaven. Wall to wall Tapas joints with super friendly and helpful service. Prices are below reasonable. The standard order is to pick a place that looks good, pick a thing or two off the counter, order a glass of wine. Then, examine the hot tapas menu. These are items custom made when you order them. After this feast, you pay up and head down the street for the next round. Last night was a sea urchin mixed with some cod, served in its own shell, then a little cappuccino cup full of foie gras, then off to the next place for a lamb brochette and a steak kabob. There seems to be no end to combinations. So, that was last night. Today, got up to grey skies and went and found an amazing coffee roaster. They were even willing to make me a custom breakfast including mashed avocado and a lot smoked salmon. Then, we took the bus to the nearby town of Pasaia with the intention of hiking back to San Sebastián via the Camino trail. Unfortunately it was more challenging that we wanted as it was pouring rain the whole time. A few hours later we returned to the apartment and hot showers and dry clothes. Lori M. Found a vegetarian place where she would eat something and we decamped to Mapa Verde for an excellent veggie lunch. Of course now that the hiking is done the sun has come out and it is a very pleasant afternoon. I’m siting on Constitucion Plaza as I type this, a town square that used to host bullfights and still has numbers on all of the surround balconies as the town used to sell tickets for spectators.