I had a bit of a rough night of sleep last night and woke up not feeling 100. Nothing that a breakfast of fruit and a bit of pastry couldn't temporarily assuage. These sfogliatelle were stuffed with almond paste!
After cleaning up and breakfasting, C/B/A/S/H/O and I drove 30 minutes to San Sebastian for a city tour. The tour was supposed to be a 3 hour walking tour, but the weather said that it was going to rain all day. So, C switched the tour up for a driving tour. That got us to some places we wouldn't have gotten to see otherwise, and as it happened, the day was not full of rain.
San Sebastian sits on a half-moon bay, guarded by two mountains and an island. It's jawbreakingly beautiful:
Our guide, Laura, took us to a bunch of sites around town, including the top of the western mountain (above) and the bottom of the western mountain (below), where there's both rugged public art and a series of holes in the pavers that blow air up when the ocean crashes below (see H's dress for proof):
Laura (standing next to H above) also took us into old town San Sebastian, which is charming and full of shops, bars, and restaurants.
For lunch, the whole family headed up the eastern mountain to Mirador de Ulia, where we enjoyed a ridiculously long (4 hours!) lunch. The restaurant's parking lot was small and steep, and more than once, my manual-transmission skills were put to the test (but I didn't hit or scrape anything!). From our table, the whole city opened out towards us, and as we dined we watched a squall roll into town, drench the city, and then move off into the distance. The adults had the tasting menu, and the girls had a kids version of the same (along with tastes of the adult food if they wanted it). H enjoyed her passionfruit ice cream dessert, served on a bed of house-made golden pop rocks!
After lunch, A and I took the girls home while B/S took C/D to their anniversary gift: another tasting menu at another restaurant. In hindsight, it probably wasn't the best idea to do two tasting menus in one day, but... well...
I got home and laid down for a rest. My grogginess had been getting groggier all day, and I was feeling like I had a cold. I took a covid test (negative) and took it easy for the rest of the day.
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