Sun, sea, sangria and San Sebastian

Last week we jetted off to San Sebastian, Basque Country in northern Spain for a relaxing few days full of nothing but sun, sea, sand, seafood and sangria. All our holidays to date have been full of things to do and places to see. This was our first attempt at a relaxing sun holiday. And what did we do? Walked about 20km every day and didn’t put our swimsuits on once or read a book. Ha! We just got so excited and want to see all of the things.

This trip had a Will Ferrell theme to it; we sang this every time we walked down the boulevard, sang this whenever I ordered a sangria [which was A LOT], quoted Anchorman a lot, and talked about the inclement weather to no end.

On our first day we walked from our hotel, along the beach [and crept on all the houses along the way], up Monte Urgull, back down to the city centre for eats and drinks, wandered aimlessly for hours, eating and drinking [SANGRIA. ZOMG], then lounged on the lawn under hydrangeas at Miramar Palace …

On another day we walked to Monte Igueldo, went up the [terrifying] funicular [I’m terrified of elevators and as it seems, funiculars. The idea of being held by a single cord, no matter how strong, makes me want to eat Zanex like they were M&M’s], enjoyed the views, went back down said funicular and celebrated not plunging to our death with MOAR PINTXOS AND SANGRIA

Sangria and pintxos. Pinxos are the Basque version of tapas, and every single bar you walk into, pintxos are resting on every inch of available counter space. We went burserker. There was so much seriously yummy and tiny food. None of the photos I took of them did any justice to their yumminess [FYI, the crab ones were my fav].

But sangria. Did I mention the sangria? I really like sangria. It’s nice and it matched my nails. So, win win.

I really have to stop myself from uploading every single image I took, but I’ll be good and finish it here. Before we headed home, we made a quick trip to the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao before getting our return flight, but that place deserves a post of its own [UPDATE – here it is!].

In short, if you can go to there, go to there. San Sebastian and the surrounding Basque Country are incredibly beautiful. A perfect holiday destination for wandering aimlessly with no agenda.

And there’s sangria.

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6 Comments

  1. June 22, 2015 / 15:29

    Simply stunning. I am hella jealous right now… and that sunset!

    • June 22, 2015 / 17:09

      I'm even jealous, and I was the one who went! It was an incredible holiday. And I got so lucky with that sunset! It was a beaut.

  2. June 28, 2015 / 17:17

    Oh my god I am in love with your pics! This looks like an awesome trip! And Will Farrell quotes… from Stepbrothers no less. #rightinthefeels xxx

    • June 30, 2015 / 07:53

      We just couldn't stop with the Ferrell. And once you enjoy some sangria, it just got louder.

      I wish I were back there now!!! 🙁

  3. June 28, 2015 / 20:25

    Glad you had such a good time – your pictures are gorgeous! Love that last one! And the hydrangeas with the bird in flight – amazing!
    xx

    • June 30, 2015 / 08:08

      I know! I got so lucky with that picture! I snapped it on my phone too, and it didn't turn out half bad. And we were on a bus when I took the sunset photo. I don't know if that's relevant in any way? Well, now you know.