Spain Part 4

So finally I am getting around to finishing off the trip.

On Thursday the 13th, we had churros and chocolate for breakfast, which were really good.  We also went to the market and wondered around.  The fish smell was getting a little too strong for me so I had to steer clear of that area.  After the market we went to the aquarium, which was decent.  A large part was more museum than aquarium.  Then we walked along the beach for a while. 
For dinner that night we went from bar to bar and ate tapas, some of Jeff's favorites were bacalao, foie, risotto, lobster over rose oil and beef cheeks. 

On Friday the 14th, we had crepes and french toast for breakfast.  Then we walked to the hilltop park in San Sebastian. 

Today was also the day that I had the best chocolate croissant of the trip, which I ate one everyday.  Then we had to take the bus back to Bilbao which was an awful ride, I wish we would have taken the train back.  Then for dinner we made sure to have one more plate full of Serrano jamon. 

On Saturday the 15th, we flew all day.  We first had to fly from Bilbao to Madrid, then Madrid to Philly then Philly to Denver.  It was a long day, but at least when we got to Denver we could sleep since it was 9pm.  The kitties were very happy to see us.  Overall it was a good trip and I now miss eating a chocolate croissant everyday and Serrano jamon. 

Spain Part 3

On Monday the 10th we took a walking tour of Sevilla, hosted by an English speaking local.  Later that afternoon we visited the massive Gothic cathedral of the town.

 

Later we walked to the river, ate some really good chocolate cherry gelato and ate more tapas for dinner.  The best tapa of the dinner was pig cheek.  

On Tuesday the 11th we walked across the river to visit another part of Sevilla.  On the way we found a market and bought some spices ( saffron and paella seasoning).  Then we went to the Palace and its massive gardens.  We were on a time limit since we had to return the rental car and fly to Bilbao that night, but you could have spent an entire day in the gardens.  

Once we got to Bilbao we ate more tapas for dinner, which in that region of Spain (Basque) they have their own language and tapas are pintxos. 

On Wednesday the 12th we then traveled to San Sebastian by train.  There was a lot of traveling involved once we got to Spain, I felt like I was taking Dramamine every day.  We then walked around the town for a while.  That evening we had a very good and relaxing dinner and we all agreed that we ate too much that day/dinner. 

Spain Part 2

On Saturday the 8th we visited Alhambra in Granada.  This is an old palace and fortress that was built in the 14th century by Moorish rulers.  It was really impressive and massive.  By the end of the day we were ready to just leave even though we didn't see everything.  It just became too much after a whole day of wondering around it. 

Spain Part 1

On Wednesday the 5th we started the journey to Spain by leaving Denver around 7 am on a flight to Charlotte, then we flew from Charlotte to Philly and then Philly to Madrid.  We arrive in Madrid on Thursday the 6th at about 7am.  We were really tired but knew we had to stay awake to avoid jet lag.