190 SI-SI-SI-SI SAN SE-B...

After booking the bed and breakfast in Sète (that we may or may not be staying in - more of that HERE), we moved on to San Sebastián. We had already scoped out a couple of properties, so this should have been a little easier to sort out.

Something to factor in is that by this time we had got through a couple of bottles of wine, the thick end of a bottle of vodka/gin/spiced rum, and enough cans of beer to satisfy an away-day coach of football fans. It was noisy and disjointed, but we got it done.

It wasn't straightforward in San Sebastián, though. We thought we had found the perfect apartment; right on the seafront, parking available and located on top of a bar - result!

But looking a little closer, the view of the bay was only from the living room, parking was on the seafront (which made my teeth itch), and we didn't know what time the bar downstairs closed, so we could end up with no sleep. Hmmm...

Plan B came in the form of an apartment block about a 20-minute walk from the beachfront.

Ok, so it doesn't have the 'Insta factor' of the first, but it is on the banks of the Urumea, the river that runs through the Basque Country to the Bay of Biscay, which is nice.

It is a really modern, contemporary apartment with all mod cons, including a jacuzzi bath, a fancy shower and a small balcony. It has parking and is also really handy for the motorway. Best of all, it is a short stroll to La Concha Bay, the main waterfront, or to the impressive Zurriola Hondartza Cove, on the other side of the river.

It is also down the road from the Anoeta Stadium, home of Real Sociedad, which might be worth a visit or even a stadium tour if available.

San Sebastián is world-famous for having the 2nd highest concentration of Michelin-starred restaurants per capita on Earth (after Kyoto). It is also famous for pintxo, the local tapas. The difference between traditional tapas and that served in San Sebastián is that the food there is served skewered with a toothpick (pintxo translates to 'thorn' or 'spike').

Chances are, we will be eating tiny stuffed peppers with a spike through them rather than something that comes with a jus or foam, but never say never!