The following day, Mat, Lucy and Boydy arrived and we spent most of the day lying in the sun and swimming down at the beach. It was nice to see them again, they had been to Barcelona so was great to hear their stories and what they thought of it! I've always thought Barcelona is a fantastic city. After a very lazy day in the sun we decided to cook dinner for everyone and picked Lucy's signature honey soy chicken stir fry as the dish for the night. Success! Had a really nice dinner with everyone at our apartment then Lucy, Mat and I headed out to check out some of the bars and the night scene in general. There's one area of the city where down all the allyways and streets the roads are lined with bars. It was a lot of fun, did seem like everyone was eighteen and on gap but the vibe was crazy! Had a lot of fun, and even stopped for a swim in a fountain on the way home. Not the best idea but we enjoyed ourselves!
The following day was cloudy so we decided to go for a day trip to Bilbao. It was about an hour's drive from San Sebastian, so we arrived around lunch time and had Menu del dia in the city. We then set off on foot to the Guggenheim. What an amazing building! I think the 10 of us combined took over a thousand photos :) My favourite part was the big spider art piece on the pathway around the museum. It was also great to see Jeff Koon's 'Puppy' (1992) which we studied in school and I always wished I could see for myself rather through just pictures. The Guggenheim is so fascinating to look at from all angles, I think it's definitely necessary to do a full lap of the building so you can see everything it has to offer!
After this we headed back to the underground car park where we discovered that it was all closed up with our cars inside....bit of a panic...all started to think we may have to find somewhere to sleep for the night in Bilbao, but then two girls who lived in the building came home and luckily, having Katrina, she explained that our cars were stuck down in the basement. Apparently it was a private carpark for residence only. But the two girls were really helpful and managed to get us inside to then wait for someone to open the garage and get the cars out. Just one of those moment where we all felt like silly tourists. At least we managed to get out!
Our nightly activity was a game that mum organised where you have three dice, and written on them is L (left), R (right), C (centre) and a dot which means nothing. Basically you can play with any amount of money, but we played with ten coins each. You roll the dice when it's your turn and wherever the dice tell you to put your money is where your coins go. For example if it says 'L' you have to pass one coin to the person on the left, or C means you put your coin in the centre of the table and the dot means you dont have to move it anywhere. Two L's mean two coins to the left etc. The game got pretty exciting, definitely a game of luck, something that I've never been blessed with when it comes to these sorts of things. In the end it was down to Mat and Tim and Tim won the kitty. Unfortunately winning 100 1c and 2c coins isn't the most appealing thing in the world so he left it behind :) Was such a fun game, hopefully we play again soon and I do a bit better!
The following day was sunny again, Sam and his friends arrived in San Sebastian from Bilbao as an impromptu, last minute decision trip, mainly because they were just going to be travelling that day anyway and needed some beach time, plus Sam had lost his travel card and I had his spare. They went down to the beach while Katrina, Lucy, Mat and I went for a walk up the mountain next to the beach to the Jesus figure that looked over the bay. We took the short but steep route, and were extremely worn out by the time we got to the top but the views were amazing so was definitely worth the effort. We then met the boys at the beach for the afternoon and then had a quiet night at home finishing off the food in the fridge as we were all leaving in the morning.
The morning we left was rainy and miserable, seemingly matching our moods about leaving San Sebastian. We absolutely adored the place, and it is definitely a place I'd like to go back to. It was just the perfect beach holiday, and in Spain! So couldn't ask for anything more. The apartment definitely made it to, we spent so much time on the balcony enjoying the views of the sea. So sad to leave. We caught an Alsa bus to Madrid which took about six hours for a stop overnight before flying to Athens.
After this we headed back to the underground car park where we discovered that it was all closed up with our cars inside....bit of a panic...all started to think we may have to find somewhere to sleep for the night in Bilbao, but then two girls who lived in the building came home and luckily, having Katrina, she explained that our cars were stuck down in the basement. Apparently it was a private carpark for residence only. But the two girls were really helpful and managed to get us inside to then wait for someone to open the garage and get the cars out. Just one of those moment where we all felt like silly tourists. At least we managed to get out!
Our nightly activity was a game that mum organised where you have three dice, and written on them is L (left), R (right), C (centre) and a dot which means nothing. Basically you can play with any amount of money, but we played with ten coins each. You roll the dice when it's your turn and wherever the dice tell you to put your money is where your coins go. For example if it says 'L' you have to pass one coin to the person on the left, or C means you put your coin in the centre of the table and the dot means you dont have to move it anywhere. Two L's mean two coins to the left etc. The game got pretty exciting, definitely a game of luck, something that I've never been blessed with when it comes to these sorts of things. In the end it was down to Mat and Tim and Tim won the kitty. Unfortunately winning 100 1c and 2c coins isn't the most appealing thing in the world so he left it behind :) Was such a fun game, hopefully we play again soon and I do a bit better!
The following day was sunny again, Sam and his friends arrived in San Sebastian from Bilbao as an impromptu, last minute decision trip, mainly because they were just going to be travelling that day anyway and needed some beach time, plus Sam had lost his travel card and I had his spare. They went down to the beach while Katrina, Lucy, Mat and I went for a walk up the mountain next to the beach to the Jesus figure that looked over the bay. We took the short but steep route, and were extremely worn out by the time we got to the top but the views were amazing so was definitely worth the effort. We then met the boys at the beach for the afternoon and then had a quiet night at home finishing off the food in the fridge as we were all leaving in the morning.
The morning we left was rainy and miserable, seemingly matching our moods about leaving San Sebastian. We absolutely adored the place, and it is definitely a place I'd like to go back to. It was just the perfect beach holiday, and in Spain! So couldn't ask for anything more. The apartment definitely made it to, we spent so much time on the balcony enjoying the views of the sea. So sad to leave. We caught an Alsa bus to Madrid which took about six hours for a stop overnight before flying to Athens.
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