San Sebastion and onto Lisbon in Portugal

After the train journey south (with the change of trains) we found our way to the accommodation we had booked from Australia.  A little Pensione' which is a small family run guesthouse.  This pensione' was in a great spot only 300 metres from the promenade which runs for several kilometres along the crescent-shaped bay of the main beach of San Sebastian called Playa de la Concha.

 We met another Australian couple on the last stage of our journey into San Sebastian.  They were also taking the local train from Hendaye on the French Spanish border into San Sebastian but only for a day trip, there have not been many Australian travellers so it was nice to chat to some other Australians.




We had three days walking and exploring much of San Sebastian including the streets of the old town.  We had one whole day of rain while there so it gave us a chance to happily wander around one of the many museums which are in the city.  The Museum of San Telmo occupies a beautifully presented ancient building which was previously a Dominican monastery.

This is the way all food is served in all cafe's for lunch and dinner in Northern spain.  Diners choose the portions they want from the selections on display and pay at the end of the bar according to which things they have chosen.  We would love to have tried some of the delicious looking food but the thought of all those hands (possibly unwashed) and sleeves reaching over the top of every serving plate, we just could not bring ourselves to it.

What a difference a few hours makes to the weather