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Flea market

[ May, 2014 ] There is a square called Plaza Nueva (new square) in the old town of Bilbao, Spain. They call it ‘new’, but it was built in 1821. The Basque language Royal Academy…

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Feel like a hawk

[ May, 2014 ] ‘The view from the summit will make you feel like a circling hawk staring the vast panorama’ – – This is the photo of the view of San Sebastian in Spain,…

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Walk on the beach

[ May 2014 ] There are two beaches in San Sebastian, one is Concha, meaning a shell and the other is Ondarreta and they are connected. We walked from the old town all the way…

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A square which used to be a bullring

[ May, 2014 ] When we were walking around the old town of San Sebastian in Spain, we came across an unusual square. It was surrounded by a big building whose colour was white with…

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Old town is Pintxos town

[ May, 2014 ] In the old town of San Sebastian in Basque country in Spain, there were many Pintxos (local snacks) restaurants in the narrow streets. I do not know how they manage not…

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To Basque

[ May, 2014 ] Basque in Spain is famous for its independence movement. I visited this place for the first time and realised a lot of things are quite different from the other parts of…

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Fast trip in Madrid

[ Mar.2014 ] We came back to Madrid from Toledo by train. At Atocha station, we took taxi and asked if he could take us a few places of interest as we had plenty of…

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Very long staircase

[ Mar.2014 ] After crossing the river on Alcantara Bridge and going through Alcantara Gate, which was an Arabic style, we found the very long staircase (photo). This must be the way to the centre…

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Youth Hostel

[ Mar.2014 ] In the map of Toledo, Spain, you can see a castle on the east side of the Tagus River. So we decided to visit there. From the river, we walked up the…