San Sebastian, Spain

A bit of a sleep in today (11.30am) after last night’s big night, but it’s now time to look around San Sebastian and find the camping ground for tomorrow.

We did the long walk around the promenade to Playa de la Concha and Playa de Ondarreta, all the way to Punta Torrepea, and saw the bizarre Wind’s Comb Sculpture. I have no idea what these twisted bits of rusted steel were all about.

The point looks across to Isla de St. Clara and the bay with two beaches. From here we walked back to the bottom of the Monte Igeldo, where we caught the funicular to the top. At the top was an amusement park, which was all but closed. The view from up here is sensational, even though it was a cloudy day. You had a complete view of the town and its beaches, as well as the green hills which enclose it. I can only imagine how spectacular this would be on a clear summer’s day.

San Sebastian, Spain 

By the time we came down the funicular, it had begun to rain. We sat at a bus stop waiting for the rain to stop, when a bus going into town pulled up with two girls we had met in La Rochelle on board. So, we caught the bus back with them.

We went back to our pension to get some warm clothes, when we decided to enjoy the Spanish tradition of the siesta. When we woke up, we walked around town trying to find a restaurant to eat at. We ended up stopping at a tapas bar. Here you order your drink and a plate and you pick at the different finger foods at the end of the bar. Not so much a meal, as a snack.

Afterwards we walked around the streets of Parte Veija until it was too cold. This is when we headed back to our room for the night.