Sorry for the delay....

Sorry for the delay in posting. Between travelling to/from San Sebastian and other stuff, I just haven't gotten around to posting an update.

So my thoughts on San Sebastian - it is an amazing place. The people are very friendly (as I mentioned in my previous post) and the food is out of this world.

My first night there, I had trouble finding a place to eat. All the cafeterias (a restaurant style popular in europe, which I don't think I'll ever get used to) were closing their kitchens and I was in the mood to eat dinner in the bars. So after almost giving into the lure of the local McDonalds, I found a restaurant that was just opening up for the evening. Turns out, this was a very popular restaurant as it filled up quickly. The owner was the only one who spoke english and he politely reassured me that I didn't have to try and order in spanish. I told him I just wanted a traditional Basque dinner and he provided - baked hake (a type of fish) with the head still attached. It was damn good. To finish off the hake, he said I had to eat this one part of the head, which I think was the eyeball (I can't confirm it). He said the "cococha" was considered the best part of the dish and a delicacy - it lived up to its reputation. Oh yeah, I tried pimientos rellenos as well - stuff red peppers filled with cod - very tasty.

The next day, I had until 11 pm to kill so I jsut walked around town, visited a few museums and sat around and read. The town, with the exception of the cafes and bars shuts down at 2 pm and then reopens around 4-ish. They take their siestas seriously!

The plan was for me to visit Andorra on Thanksgiving day. But because of the schedule (I didn't get in from San Sebastian till early Thursday am) and the fact that I am not shaking a cold, I opted to stay in Barcelona and just continue my downtime. So with a couple books in hand, I settled in for the day and had some more paella for thanksgiving dinner. Have I mentioned paella yet? It's a spanish rice dish, with vegetables and meat and it's one of the most traditional spanish dishes. I think I've eaten it almost every night I've been here. But I'm digressing....