Donosti - San Sebastian, Basque Country, Spain.

"Buono Estente,"

Next on our World Tour of Pais Vasco was the beautiful coastal city of San Sebastian (Donosti in Basque) where the sun came out at last and we could enjoy the beautiful city with its clear, blue waters under some clear, blue skies ...

On arrival we went via a couple of pretty churches, and the port, to the bay to watch a first class sunset ... for those lucky enough to live by the sea it probably wouldn't have been that special but it was pretty good after a year and a half in the city, and 24 years living somewhere with crap beaches and rubbish water ...

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Iglesia de Santa Maria, Donosti - San Sebastian. by Owain Shaw Photo, on Flickr
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El Puerto, Donosti - San Sebastian. by Owain Shaw Photo, on Flickr
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La Bahia, Donosti - San Sebastian. by Owain Shaw Photo, on Flickr

Next day we had a quick look around the fresh produce at the market, bought a few cakes, enjoyed the end of a basque wedding before again ending up by the bay for most of the day, walking its length, stopping briefly on the beach and ending up at the Peine de los Vientos where there are some iron sculptures attached to the rugged rocks ...
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La Bahia, Donosti - San Sebastian by Owain Shaw Photo, on Flickr
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La Bahia, Donosti - San Sebastian. by Owain Shaw Photo, on Flickr
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Peine de los Vientos, Donosti - San Sebastian. by Owain Shaw Photo, on Flickr

Back in town we encountered a Basque parade before a tired Ana went to the hotel and I decided to race to the top of one of the rocky outcrops demarcating the bay to photograph the sunset, which was spectacular until the sun went behind some low cloud just above the horizon ...
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Vista del Urgull, Donosti - San Sebastian. by Owain Shaw Photo, on Flickr

The next day we went back up the mildly mountainous mound together, I showed Ana the various sights, including the statue of Jesus which combined with the bay, the beach and everything else made San Sebastian seem even more like Rio ... and then it was time to go ...
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Estatua de Jesus del Urgull, Donosti - San Sebastian by Owain Shaw Photo, on Flickr

Now was probably the right time for my "A Sailor went to C, C, C" rendition, but alas it's no longer original ... sadface. There's an equally external link to a Flickr set here though ...

Boutros, Boutros-Ghali,

Owain.