At last in Spain. We took the TGV (the fast train) from Paris. The train was indeed fast and comfortable. Our seat-mates were a couple from Metz on their way to Biarritz to celebrate an aunt’s 99th birthday. They were a talkative couple, which provided opportunity to practice my French, although I mostly listened. The TGV ended at Hendaye, on the border. We thought we could just take a taxi….instead we ended up with an expensive Uber and a very long ride in which our driver got seriously lost at least once and missed several turns. A bit ragged, we finally arrived in San Sebastián at a lovely, very comfortable hotel. Before a dinner of Iberico ham and bacalao with a glass of Tempranillo we walked to the harbor. San Sebastián is beautiful. The city is largely pedestrian only, the people lovely. It is lovely to hear the mixture of Basque and Spanish, virtually incomprehensible but pleasing to the ear. A few photos of the beautiful beach at sunset….more photos tomorrow.
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