Spent most of the day in San Sebastián. A beautiful sunny day. Visited the market again, the fish were on display Definitely for fish lovers Javier, our local contact, picked us up at 3:30 PM and drove us to Hondarribia. Tomorrow we walk from Hondarribia to San Sebastián. Said goodbyes to our pension. New pintxo …
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San Sebastián continued
Tried a new place for breakfast, Bar Azkena, in the Bretxa market. Inexpensive and good, a tea, a coffee and we each had a potato omelet (tortilla de patata). Then we walked up the other hill in town, actually lots of stairs. Looking toward the hill we were on yesterday The views made all the …
San Sebastián walking about
We started off with breakfast at our coffee shop – eggs Benedict, and a turkey and cheese sandwich. Looked at the display case but didn’t get anything from there. Overcast skies turned into a sunny day. We headed across town A day for surfing and the beach While walking about, we located the yellow arrows …
San Sebastián
Nice 5.5 hour train ride, Spanish rail does a nice job. San Sebastián weather is overcast skies, a tad chilly, windy and sprinkling. Better weather tomorrow. San Sebastián is a beautiful city, we’re in ‘old town’. View from our balcony Tide was out Surf was up Coffee and tea were excellent Life is good Time …
Museo Reina Sofía
Spent the better part of the day at the Museo. It was a good day to go, they had a tour in English about Picasso’s famous Guernica - depicts the 1937 bombing of the Basque town of Guernica. We enjoyed art by Picasso, Dali, and many other modern works (Abstract Cubist Style). We picked up …
The Prado
Sunny day, people were out and about. Plaza Mayor and Puerta Del Sol were packed. Prado opened at 10, we got in line about 9:15, we were in by 10:05. Stopped at Starbucks before getting in line. We managed to stay at the Prado until 5:30 PM. Took a lunch break at the …
Survived the Red Eye Flight
Left New York’s JFK on Tuesday at 7:30 pm and got to Madrid Wednesday at 8:00 am. Steady rain most of the morning then pouring in the afternoon. Rode the Yellow Airport bus to central Madrid, walked to Hostal Gonzalo and dropped off our bags. Next was a stop for breakfast - tortilla española , …
Heading to Spain
Our flight from Tampa leaves at 12:15, we change planes at JFK, then nonstop to Madrid - arriving tomorrow morning around 9:00 am, then catching a bus to the Atocha Train Station, then a short walk to Hostal Gonzalo. Spending 3 nights in Madrid, 2 nights at Hostal Gonzalo then 1 night closer to Char-martin …
Bus and Trains
Getting back to London was an all day expedition. Caught the bus at 10:20 AM and checked into hotel by the airport at 6:50 PM. We had a 2 hour wait for the train to London but everything else fell into place. Tomorrow, flight back to Tampa.
Day Trip to Buttermere
We rode the bus from Keswick to Buttermere - a lovely 1 hour bus ride over Honister Pass. The 4 mile walk around the lake was easy, beautiful and very popular. Views in every direction. Last look at the Lake. ' We stopped at the Syke Farm in Buttermere for lunch - soup and tea/latte. …
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