Last weekend, I visited an amazing small city called San Sebastian. It is in the Basque region in the very Northern part of Spain and only a stone throw from France. Luckily, there is not a ton to do there besides the beach because that is exactly the kind of weekend I needed.
There is always a wedding in a beautiful location.
You probably can´t notice, but the woman next to the playground is topless. Many people were topless. I was inclined to take this photo to show the difference to the United States. Could you imagine the horror if a person were topless next to a playground in the United States? Here, the kids didn´t even notice because it is so common.
All of the pastry shops decorated their cakes with colorful flowers.
The predominant language in Basque country is Euskara. It is very unique to any other language. Luckily, the people spoke Spanish as well so it was no trouble to get by. Euskara is a very cacophonous language with many ¨t¨s and ¨x¨s, as you can see in the signs.
The Basque region is known for having some of the most amazing food in Spain - primarily tapas, called pinxtos in Euskara (pronounced Pinchos). You may be able to see in this photo that there are toothpicks attached to the tapas. When that is the case, the standard drill is to take what you like and then pay at the end based on how many toothpicks you have (honor system).
More of the unique Euskara language. By the way, I noticed absolutely no ETA presence, so if anyone is afraid to visit the Basque region due to potential violence, the ETA only targets political figures and tourists and every day people have nothing to fear. There was only one bar that had a Basque flag hanging over it, and locals generally do not go there because they do not want to associate with the violence.
There was a concert in the main Plaza. The occasion? I believe it was just Saturday night.
two different backgrounds in these photos.
The sunset was picturesque.
There was a random HUGE bike parade at about 11pm.
Runners everywhere. Spain seems to be a pretty fit country.
No leash laws - dogs have quite the life.
A ballerina performace. I don´t know why? After several hours, I really wanted it to stop so I could just enjoy the beach without the blaring Disney music.
Someone spent a lot of time writing something on the sand with salt.
Just had to capture this photo above.
Every European city has a Cathedral.
I worship the sun.
Every single pair of siblings I saw wore identical clothes. Maybe this helps the parents to keep track of their children?
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