I decided to spend my birthday in San Sebastián with my roommates.
We woke up at the crack of dawn to catch the 7:30 am bus to San Sebastián. We hopped on the bus just seconds before it drove away. About an hour and a half later we arrived and checked into our hostel. We grabbed some breakfast outside and enjoyed the tranquil morning.
We snapped a few photos of the beach before going on a 30 minute hike around the coastline to reach a funicular, which would take us to a spot rumored to have the best view of the city.
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| Funicular |
View from the top ... amazing
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| Photo courtesy of J |
After soaking in this panoramic view of the city, we hit the beach for a few hours. The weather was just hot enough for a quick dip into the ocean and a lazy nap on the warm sand.
After, we grabbed a few mediocre pintxos for a late afternoon snack (all our favorite places were closed until dinner time) and went shopping.
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| Photo courtesy of J |
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A few friends joined us in the evening for the highly anticipated and main event of the day - PINTXOS! J and I were really excited to introduce our friends to the delicious pintxos we discovered our first weekend in San Sebastián.
First stop - brocheta de gambas! (refer to my first San Sebastián post) Everyone agreed that this was delicious. Even S (my other roommate) approved even though she isn't a big fan of seafood.
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| photo courtesy of J |
Second stop - beef cheeks! It was quite entertaining to see the expression on some faces after taking a bite out of this dish.
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| One per person, no sharing this time... |
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| drooool |
Third stop - foie gras! Our group cleared the restaurant of their foie gras. Literally.
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| Photo courtesy of J |
Fourth stop - we went to a bar infamous for their pro ETA propaganda. We ogled at the pictures of missing ETA members, sipped a red drink that tasted like a cross between licorice and cough syrup. And we were off.
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| Photo courtesy of J |
Fifth stop - patatas bravas and mussels! More yummy goodness.
Final stop - El Fuero Negro for some ridiculously strong drinks which I had to pass on. While in the bathroom, I discovered chalk board walls. I, being the obnoxious American, erased a large section right smack in the middle of the wall and scribbled the following:
Some pictures of our night time antics ...
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| Climbing walls... |
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| Some roommate lovin |
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| The beach at nightfall |
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| Yes, I am on a carousel |
That concludes day one, stay tuned for day two!
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| Photo courtesy of J |
Looks like a lot of fun saun! The food still looks amazing.. glad u had a great bday! Your blog is so educational.. learned what a funicular is hahah =)
ReplyDeleteI agree with Annie. I always look forward to your posts because of all the pictures you add :) especially all the yum food. Sometimes when I read your blogs, I feel like you're doing your own version of "Diners, Drive-ins and Dives" except overseas :) LOL. :D
ReplyDeleteI love the beach pictures Priscilla!! It looks so beautiful and clean. I love how blue the water is!! I agree with the girls too the food looks amazing omg if I went there I think I would come back weighing an extra 20Ibs lol...Looks like a very fun and memorable bday!!!
ReplyDeleteAww, thank you ladies! I say we start saving for an amazing trip to Europe in a few years :D
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