We got to San Sebastian in the afternoon, after going through some beautiful countryside. We saw trees and grass (rare in Extremadura)!! And snow capped mountains, but we were more excited to see normal trees for once. San Sebastian is my favorite Spanish city, it was relaxed, beautiful, very tourist friendly but in a nice way—all the streets were marked in Spanish as well as Euskara (I know I spelled that wrong.. but I can't look it up right now, but in Pais Vasco they speak a different language, shared with France's Pais Vasco. About 50% of the population wants to be separate from Spain, and 10% of them are active in terrorist activity to get attention from the government.) I didn't hear much Euskara on the street, mostly Spanish, but its taught in schools and shares the title of 'official language' of the province.

Anyway, San Sebastian was beautiful, and Nicole found us a hostel in the historic part of town, with exposed beam ceilings and lots of decoration, and just recently renovated. We walked the Playa de la Concha and all around town that afternoon, then went to a local restaurant the hostel owner recommended to us. He had written what to order on a piece of paper to give to the waiter so we didn't end up buying too much, which was nice because split 5 ways it was almost 20 Euro per person. That's by far my most expensive meal here, but wow was it good and we hadn't really eaten all day.

They first brought us tomato 'pinchas' to try. All it consisted of was fresh tomatoes soaked in olive oil and vinegar and some spices but it was REALLY good. Next they brought out pimientos - green peppers - with the same sort of sauce. Then we picked our 2, 2 inch thick, steaks for later, which they brought out one at a time, sizzling hot, on a plate for all to share. To finish they brought some postres. That night we walked along the beach and watched the tide roll in and went to bed.