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2 October MondayWarm, windy. Breakfast like a real French housewife: went to the market for figuo, gaztanbera, bread, etc. While gobbling our truffled omelettes at the market yesterday we met two perfect Parisians. The perfect young woman ordered the figou … Continue reading →

2 October SundayA little cloudy, no rain Decided to stay here longer as opposed to going sooner back to San Sebastian. Both are excellent but the cuisine and language (I.e., annoying the French with our bad accents) as well as … Continue reading →

Saturday 1 OctoberSome rain forecasted and arrived. On and off all day. Speciality coffee and tea place next to the market, looked perfect for a pre market tea.However, they do not know how to use excellent ingredients. Made acceptable rather … Continue reading →

30 September FridayA little cooler but not enough. Translated from the Spanish: "Is this the right bus to San Sebastian?" I ask. "No! You take the premium black bus" ( you stupid tourist muttered). Bus pictured. On the bus they … Continue reading →

Thursday 29 September Continued warm, hot Breakfast at cafe Iruña, an old favorite. An obligatory visit to the gazpacho section of El Corte, and then to have a PSL at Starbucks. A favorite seasonal drink for QB. Guggenheim has the … Continue reading →

Wednesday 28 SeptemberWarm to hot day, temperature well up. Fly to Bilbao late afternoon. Morning walk, found melindras de Galicia, an anise based cookie that qb especially liked. http://st-listas.20minutos.es/images/2012-04/327012/3482403_640px.jpg?1334650656 During a conversation at a local cafe the owner explained why … Continue reading →

Tuesday September 27A little warmer, no rain Morning cuajada,a very Spanish desert or morning yogurt variation; we first saw it as a dessert on the previous Camino. Now also made by Dannon. Have never seen it in the states. Lazy … Continue reading →

Monday, 26 September, a little warmer. Chores and maintenance day. Send boots and dirty socks home, beard trim, laundry….. Shoe shopping and a T-shirt at the correos, aka the Spanish post office. Quite a cute shirt. Naturally they gave us … Continue reading →

Sunday 25 SeptemberDecent weather Trip to Finisterre, paid tour bus with lunch etc. First stop is at a Roman bridge in use since Roman times. Only way until recently to cross the river on the way to Finisterre. Lovely little … Continue reading →

A blog comment on a social observation about our cohort. There have been almost no comments or discussion on the blog or in the blog. Comments and discussions and even threads have all occurred in email. SMS via Allo have … Continue reading →