Spanish suburbs? Maybe it's just a term we have now come to this place. San Sebastian, known as Donostia in the language of basques. Called the "fringe" because it borders France, and the town is located on the shores of Cantabrico.
When I consider it charming or cool as the call comes out of the mouth of our children when we entered the city car, as he entered the Spanish border, frankly not a fun sight eye. Settlements made us a little rundown no enthusiasm at first. Because thought is that what you would like tersajikan later? Plus jammed, also feels a sense ketir be complete.
Slowly, the streets began smoothly, and changed its bright pleasant sight. Atmosphere of modern city with an ancient blend makes the eyes bigger, busy catching picture missing from the window.
Beaches!!! It called for the little guy! Kang Dada (David) and my kids, is a big fan of the beach. If you can possibly have a house on the beach.
After finding a parking spot to detect the passage of a vehicle with a scanner system, we finally managed to find the place empty. It's a powerful smell sometimes confuse and make us feel stuttering technology.
Ohhh, the beauty of ... This eye when combined with the breadth of limitless sea. I'm used to the beach, let alone my house is only ten minutes from the seafront. The term breakfast at the end of the week, looking at the beauty of the beach and the ocean has become commonplace. But the beach at that moment in my heart, is very touching. 've Bought this heart, because it is made pounding.
Vast beaches, and when the foot is touching the sand, wow! Kok sensation that I felt much like walking in the snow huh? Because of the thickness of the sand! If I may imagine, seemed immersed in salt, crackle-crackle so.
Where exactly is San Sebastian? The town is also known as Donostia, located in the north of Spain and is the capital of the province of Gipuzkoa (basque language).
San Sebastian is a bookie, with coastal views. Bend bay with water to form a blue-green sea, only 20 km from France. During World War I the city of San Sabstian been known as the city kosmoplitan.
Mata Hari's real name was Margaretha Geertruida (dancer who also doubles as a spy during World War I), Maurice Ravel (the leading French composer), Maria Cristina, Queen of Spain who chose the city of San Sebastian as a place of residence, while her husband King Alfonso XII, died. There are many other prominent leaders who have fallen in love with it and make as Donostia vacation spot to build their castle residence.
Therefore, the stately old building heyday many relics left behind and maintained. Fun once enjoyed and become the object of beautiful photos. Urbanist town has a charming bay with three famous beaches, Zurriola, Ondarreta and la Concha. The latter la Concha, a primadonanya.
Imagine, when we were at the beach with golden sand softness and thickness, the two offer so fantastic scenery. Side of the city, the building of the rocks, as if carved into a beautiful palace. Side of the sea, turquoise color white foaming waves crashing results.
As far as the eye sees, sea level will not be caught, only the ships are sailing, make us guess their purpose.
That made me so fascinated with the Donostia is la Concha bay shore, shaped like a crescent moon and on it there are wide sidewalks. I say extensive, because it is huge! Love this foot walking along the sidewalk! The bench sits everywhere, passing people who exercise running, bermesaraan couples, parents with their children while occasionally stopping stroll or just enjoy the sea gulls that fly near, to eat a meal eyes.
But surely the most common are those that are busy posing, in order to get a cool style as memorable results this holiday in northern Spain.
Before we visited the old town, both our children are whining for immediate furnikular train ride (cable car), which brings us to the top of the hill Monte Igueldo. To reach the cable car station, we chose to walk along the sidewalk with beach la Concha who met Ondarreta beach.
The kids wanted to Monte Igueldo because according to tourism officials, there are playground. Up furnikular, it's cheap, less than 3 euros, every 15 minutes there is always, from 10.00 until 22.00. Of course, old-fashioned wooden train ride, it makes our son with joy.
Once on top, ahhh ... there is a sense of disappointment. Because we found a playground, a park attraction like in Dufan in Ancol but very old-fashioned!
Whispering, I murmured to Kang Dada, if the picture given tourism officials said, it was not right! But seeing your child actually jumping for joy, be we obey his desire to play. Ride cars and so on. Frankly, my husband is not the type who likes this kind of entertainment, but the names of parents, children fun, it's an obligation ...
Satisfied play we started to enjoy the beauty of the spread of the hill. The city of San Sebastian increasingly look full of beauty. Monte Urgull, a hill located between the old town of San Sebastian and the Paseo Nuevo, also become part of the gorgeous panorama visible. Here, a suitable place to capture a memorable photo. The old town, the beach and the sea and the hills, a perfect backdrop.
Down from Monte Igueldo, we headed for the beach Ondarreta, beaches are famous for a giant rock edges, where the results Eduardo Chillida sculpture on display to the public, as if it was part of the beach.
Artist Chillida, was born in Donostia San Sebastian. He is an artist who is most famous for his work has won many awards and exhibited in many countries.
Sculpture of the iron works were stuck on the reef and the beach is a fusion between water and land. Mesmerizing blend that is now the place where locals and tourists come to enjoy a relaxing day, while looking at the exhibits open.
When the clock struck 14:30 we decided to look for lunch. If according to the normal size, the name of this late meal! But in Spain, the meals were very late compared to other countries. Breakfast starts at 10 am, lunch from 14:00 and dinner is worse, can only be enjoyed after 9 pm!
The food was well-known in this area is 'pintxos' a kind of small sandwiches with various contents according to taste. Of course tapas menu is certainly a kind of typical food here.
For those of you that Muslims, in choosing pintxos or tapas should ask each one with its contents carefully. Because pintxos mostly from pork.
Smoked meat by local people highly preferred. We chose bersaus fries, calamari and some sandwiches that contain tuna and eggs.
Right! Pintxos the little sandwiches are delicious eaten! Because small taste kenyangnya, so long, and there we had to buy quite a lot. Apparently small for between 2 to 4 euros only, it now pays to be a pretty staggering figure!
Heartburn with lunch, time to measure the road, aka go on tour.
In the old town of San Sebastian, a lot of which can be visited. Beautiful churches, some museums that must be visited, such as the naval museum especially for marine enthusiasts. And of course, Chillida museum. There, the art on display is stunning, both in her garden with a giant sculpture, or the result of scratches his museum building.
The rest, enjoy Donostia San Sebastian by walking in the old town or along the coast. For me, San sebastian, like Rio de Janeiro in the heart of Basque.
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