Reading and Roaming
CITY HIGHLIGHTS Today we spent part of the day with Kai, a young guide who traveled and lived in other countries and worked in the hospitality industry before becoming a guide. A native of San Sebastián, he loves his home city and presents it well. With him, we went from the east side of town, …
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FLYING TO SAN SEBASTIAN We survived our first experience with Vueling Airlines at the Barcelona Airport for our flight to Bilbao. Spain is into self service in a big way. We located the row of baggage drop stations for our flight, but first we had to print the bag tags. That part was relatively easy. …
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Those who know me well know that I like food a lot. And when we travel, the Chief Penguin and I enjoy sampling the specialities of the cuisine in new places. And I write about food extensively. If you are not a foodie, feel free to skip over the detailed explanation of yesterday’s lunch. We …
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Meals Lunch at Patron Yesterday with our guide, we had a more typical noontime meal. We sampled these tapas: octopus chunks with potato, shrimps in garlic oil (a dish we’ve enjoyed in the past), thin slices of fried eggplant, crispy like potato chips, and tomato bread. Everything was good, especially the eggplant. Then seafood paella, …
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