This weekend I went on a field study with my class to the Pais Vasco, or the Basque Country. This is on of the autonomous communities in spain. They speak Euskera which is nothing like spanish or any other language and it is so old that the origin is untraceable. While in the Basque Country we went to two cities, San Sebastian and Bilbao. In this post I will tell you about San Sebastian. It is on the Bay of Biscay. San Sebastian is only 20 Km away from france so it is the very north of Spain.
This is a picture of La Concha, a beach that is very large and shaped like a shell, which is why it is called La Concha. We took an old tram to the top of a mountain facing the bay so we had some amazing views.
This my friend Drew and I on a boat ride on the top of the mountain. It was really fun.
Standing by the River in San Sebastian.
In front of the Bay of Biscay.
Here is a picture of the whole beach shaped like a shell, it was a really rainy and cloudy day when we went so these pictures do not do it justice, it is absolutely beautiful!
The guys and I with the bay in the back.
The farthest mountain like hump in the background is actually France.
In the middle you can see there is an Island, this Island is Isla de Santa Clara, there were some really cool houses on it.
Danae and I on the other side of the Mountain.
Another thing that is very popular in the basque country, but expecially San Sebastian are Pinxtos. Pinxtos are like tapas, they are just little gourmet snacks that you can buy in bars. People go and get a few and it turns into dinner.
This is a pinxto of peppers eggs and bread.
This one was crab meat.
The group of girls that I went to get Pinxtos with one night.
Here is a famous sculptor in La Concha that was made by a famous San sebastian Sculptor. He made 3 of them and placed them in the bay, in this picture you can see 2. They are called peine del viento which means wind combs.
A picture of the gorgeous beach, you can see the island of Santa Clara out there.
We had a really beautiful day the last day we were there. I loved San Sebastian it was just absolutely beautiful and I would recommend it to anyone who needs a great vacation spot on the beach. It was a good break from the city life.
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