TAPAS TIME IN SAN SEBASTIAN

David in Tapas Bar, old town San Sebastian

The fun of the Spanish family and friends gathering in the cafes in the evening in San Sebastian was nothing like I imagine.  Huge legs of smoked mountain ham hanging in the rafters of the ancient bars, with friends enjoying trying out a variety of 'TAPAS' all made up with slices of bread with either salami and tomatoes, mountain ham and olives or sardines  and peppers, baby eels such as those on the plate below.  Dishes of these are laid out on the counters to eat along with your glass of wine.

A procession of demonstrators peacefully walk the streets to the square to let the public know about the hundreds of incarcerated Basque separatists, imprisoned for terrorist activities.  They want a free Basque country, as they have been a race separate from the Spanish and French countries for the past 500 years.

Evening in Old Town San Sebastian

Old Harbour, San Sebastian

Old Harbour, San Sebastian