Dean’s folks and one
of his sisters paid us a visit in May/June, so we joined them for a week in San
Sebastian, in Spain’s Basque country. It’s a foodie paradise, with more Michelin
star restaurants than anywhere in the world. So yes, we ate!
Other highlights
included days on the beach (the nude beach is perfect for swimming with little ones,
and it’s fine to get them nude too!), eating icecreams, wandering the old town
with its gorgeous churches, enjoying the aquarium on a rainy day, exploring the
famous La Concha beach and walking up to the top of Urgull hill to take in the
views from the 12m tall statue of Jesus. For mini, the highlight was going on a
tourist train (‘Car! Car!’), stuffing a whole plate of fresh tuna in his gob,
stealing my entire icecream when I offered him a lick, and having so much
quality time with family.
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| Spot the stowaway |
Bliss.
Fly: Easyjet to
Biarritz in France, then it’s a 30-40 minute car trip. We arranged a van for
the 5 of us, including a car seat for mini at £120 each way which was a
bargain.
Stay: Hollywood Zurriola – can’t
recommend this place enough, 4 huge double bedrooms, a well-equipped kitchen
and loads of space. The bakery/café downstairs has the most friendly staff
(Mini got loads of kisses) and just a block to the beach. Also plenty of
outdoor playgrounds in the neighbourhood and a supermarket a couple of blocks
away.
Eat: The in-laws
became regulars at Bodega
Donostiarra around the corner from our apartment which was busy every
evening with locals. We also ate plenty of churros and plates of pinxtos as we
wandered the old town, including a highlight of beef cheeks at Atari
Gastroteka in the Old Town.
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| The view from our apartment |
