I don't think I really knew what that phrase meant until I experienced the food culture of San Sebastian, Spain. When we planned to go to San Sebastian during our trip, I expected to just go to a beach town with some beautiful views and relaxed atmosphere. San Sebastian definitely had that but little did I know, we also came to the town with arguably the best food in all of Spain.
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| My first pintxo! |
Located in the heart of Basque country, San Sebastian is famous for its pintxos. Pintxos are the Basque version of tapas and with the most 3 star restaurants per capita in all of Europe, you really couldn't go wrong wherever you went.
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| Tortilla sandwich...most delicious thing ever |
I tried everything from small toasted sandwiches and sea scallops to duck liver, cows cheek, and even dove. I really couldn't believe I ate all that because I am usually really fussy about my food. But one of my goals for this trip is to experience foods of the different cultures and in all honesty, they weren't as bad as they sound!
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| Such a beautiful place |
The culture of "pintxo hopping" was something that I absolutely loved. After traveling for six hours from Paris, it was so fun to meet up with all the people from our hostel and bop around from bar to bar getting a small dish or two from each place. Much better than plain old bar hopping if you ask me!
Considering this was my first time staying in a hostel, I must admit that it was much better than I expected. We stayed in a smaller hostel that was right in the middle of town but that still had a really homey feeling to it.
We met such interesting guys from all over the world that each had their unique story. We became such good friends with them all so quickly, it's weird to think we will probably nevet see them again. But nonetheless, I really enjoyed meeting them and I hope the people in the rest of our hostels are as nice as they were in San Sebastian.
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| LOVE |
Although we didn't get the beautiful sunny weather that we were hoping for, it was such a wonderful and relaxing place anyways. We walked up to the castle and statue of Jesus that overlooks all of San Sebastian and got some of the most breathtaking views. I think it may have been one of the most beautiful places I have ever seen.
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| Looking out over the ocean |
I am continuously in awe of just how big this world keeps getting as I arrive at each new place. There is always people to meet, places to go, and something new to discover and appreciate all of the glory that God created for us here!
We are currently on another 6 hour train ride to our next stop- Madrid! Back to the hustle and bustle of another big city! Wish me luck!!
AMOR
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