Today we headed to Saint Jean de Luz, a lovely fishing village, right on the coast. We explored for a bit, including a fantastic market, before lunch at Restaurant Le Zoko Moko. The boardwalk is really interesting, sitting at about the second floor level of the adjacent houses .
At Le Zoko Moko the food was great, but the atmosphere was just as good, with modern niceties slipped into an 18th century stone house.
Dessert #1
Dessert #2
Next stop, San Sebastian, a gorgeous, bustling city just on the Spain side of the border. With mountains on one side, and the sea on the other it is easy to see why this is a very popular tourist destination. We started out by going to the top of Mount Igueldo for a view of the bay- simply breathtaking. You can see a giant statue of St Sebastian on the island to the far left.
For dinner, we went out for pinchos- similar to tapas but made (so they say) with better ingrediants. Served all over the Old Quarter of town (very cool in and of itself), families go place to place in the evening and order a drink and a pincho or two, and then head to the next restaurant to do the same. There were very few places to sit, so you mostly hang out and visit as you eat- we saw moms nursing babies, school kids, friends- everyplace was packed and hopping- even late on a school night.
Everything was delicious but the Foie Gras (both sliders and on its own) was ridiculously good.
We hit 4 places, 2 pinchos at each place, and, of course more wine.
I may never eat again.
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