San Sebastian and Bordeaux.

On the afternoon, after arriving at the Igueldo Campsite, we just sunbathed and discussed the possibilities for dinner.
We walked a KM to Igueldo Village and chose a restaurant that was peopled by locals; proved to b a good choice, with a helpful waitress digging out an English translation of the menu.

The next two days were taken up by visiting San Sebastián, or Donostia to give the Basque name.
Taking coffee near the market:-

We chanced upon a wedding where a band , rather incongruously, played British military tunes to greet the bride.

SS has a beautiful beach, La Concha, and a harbour.

After a Pintxos lunch, time to get the bus back up the hill.

Hannah, in the meantime, had met some Spanish campers on the site, who owned a Finca in the Canary Islands; they invited us to help,ourselves to fruit and veg, they had brought with them .
It can only happen when you are camping!

Sunday saw us doing more sight seeing,
Summed up in this great, little poster:-

Our day was completed with a Pintxos and Txakoli dinner.
Txakoli or Chacolí is a slightly sparkling, very dry white wine with high acidity and low alcohol content produced in the Spanish provinces of the Basque Country, …enough said.
San Sebastián was a treat in every sense and the weather continued to bless us.

Next stop Bordeaux,Unesco Heritage Site, a city driven by on many a summers’ holiday.
Easy drive from S S to BX, thought the Landes forest and the Snooper Sat Nav, which has the details of thousands of campsites delivered us to the lakeside campsite, via the Rocade (BX Ring road ).
BBQ for dinner after a lazy afternoon.
Next day, took bus from outside the site , then a Tram, to the heart of the city.
Really useful, if complicated city plan from the tourist office, was our guide; Barbara having far more patience than me!
We walked the best part of eight miles; some of the Sights:-

Another feature,The “Miroir d’Eau” is less than 10 years old, but located just across from a monument nearly 3 centuries old, it has become one of the city’s main attractions.

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I think they call this a “Trompe L’oeil” – An English Jag in a car park!

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Another collision of two cultures?

And finally something more cultured, The Girondins Fountain.

We reluctantly made our way home with an overnight stop in the little Loir region – a fortnight in which we drove 1900 miles approximately,1500 in France and Spain – a great trip to great places.
Ps some of the photos are out of sequence, I not out of order!