While we’ve been fortunate to travel a lot this summer, we also have gotten to kick back in San Sebastian. It is nice to enjoy the good weather (finally!) and local scene without having to get up early for school or do homework.
When we returned from Bologna, Jazzaldia – SS’s jazz festival – was happening. What makes this event unique is that in addition to high wattage names like Chick Corea and Mary Stallings, whose concerts require tickets, two-thirds of the concerts are FREE and held at numerous outdoor venues. I went to see Gregory Porter singing Nat King Cole’s songbook and he was amazing. Afterward I joined Jeff and two Thai friends from school and their Spanish/Basque husbands at the beach-side stage:
The next night, after taking in more music near the beach, we had a truly “international” dinner with friends. Here we are, 2 Japanese, 2 Spanish/Basque, 1 Russian, 1 Thai, and the 2 Americans at a typical Basque restaurant:
With the arrival of August we welcomed more visitors – my “oldest” friend Debbie and her daughter Zoe came and stayed with us for 5 nights. Again, it was truly our pleasure to show them around the Basque country, including Biarritz:
We went to Bilbao, where Zoe really loved the exhibits at the Guggenheim. Seriously, I’ve never seen a 10 year old so engaged at a museum. We did our favorite hike along the coastline, went to the beach, and took them to the best pintxos bars and restaurants in town. (In case you missed it, Lonely Planet’s Ultimate Eats recently named San Sebastian’s pintxos the best food experience in the world. https://www.foodandwine.com/
So, if you want your personalized tour of the best food experience in the world, you know where to find us.
Hasta luego,
Shana & Jeff
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