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Leslie and a thumb - IMG_0150
Bryan and a stuffed tomato - IMG_0149
We ordered the tasting menu. - IMG_0148
Wine and sparkling water, beverages of choice. - IMG_0147
We retreat to a well-reviewed restaurant underground for an excellent dinner. - IMG_2432
Streets begin to fill around 8pm and get progressively more crowded until 2. - IMG_0057
Navigating San Sebastian in the evenings requires some liquid courage. - IMG_0056
Leslie at a pinxtos bar - Pintxos
On the 6th day of our trip, we trained up to San Sebastian for their famed food and fun. Here, Leslie surveys a bar of pintxos, ready for grabbing. - IMG_0055
a very popular playground at night - IMG_0146
Bryan and his favorite street-sweeper - IMG_2431
We enjoy a 3/4 bottle of wine for 6 euros on the edge of a plaza that reminds us of Sonoma, CA. - IMG_2428
Bryan peruses the menu in his nice-looking new jacket. - IMG_0052
Leslie, a narrow street, a glimpsed church - IMG_2425
Bryan on the bridge - IMG_2424
We roll our bags across the river into the old city of San Sebastian. - IMG_0142
some Pyrenees action - IMG_0139
Out the window, it starts to get mountainous. - IMG_0137
Leslie uses the downtime to research and plan our next moves. - IMG_0136
landscape out the window - IMG_2423
Moon sets over Barcelona as we depart. - IMG_2420
Woof, we were up early for this train trip. The best part of this photo is the pissed-off Spaniard behind us. - IMG_0126
So many croquettes, we ate. - IMG_0049
a better shot of ham-man - IMG_0048
jamon iberico bellota puro - IMG_0122
This independent ham contractor shaved us our first really excellent jamon iberico. - IMG_0119
wine bottle in a cage. so sad. - IMG_0118
Restaurants typically open for dinner at 8:30, by which point we're ravenous, so we had a lot of places to ourselves. - IMG_0116
Leslie was a big fan of the decorating scheme in Cata 1.81, particularly the thumb tacks in a black wall featured here behind Bryan. - IMG_0115
The English versions of menus in Spain are a lot like Chinese menus in the US. Crunchy balls yogurts and honey, anyone? Actually sounds pretty good.