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#Bloomscrolling in #donostia

(Don't know what all these flowers are, but so pretty bright and colorful!)

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Group of low plants with different colored flowers, separate sections, red and purple Big white flowers with yellow centers next to another plant with red flowers and dark leaves Marigolds and white flowers and red dahlias
August 30, 2026 at 3:53 PM
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Basque weather gods are being super nice to me!
Eskerrik asko! 🙏🏽

#donostia is so incredibly scenic

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Panoramic view of the island of Santa Clara and Green forested Hills across the small bay and harbor area.
August 31, 2026 at 2:59 PM
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There sure are some narrow alleys
And some pretty spots

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to the left a street and alley to the right and looking straight at the end wall of a really narrow building with a mural/photo artwork another graffiti. An alley with tall older building with lit arched balcony openings Stone cobbled alley reflecting the headlights of a parked car. To the right of the car there are neon lights of Divan a Turkish halal place with The backlit menu items pictures. And the red neon lights of lady dumpling just above the car to the right
September 4, 2026 at 11:41 PM
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Lovely almost cool morning - I don't remember the last time if ever I had an espresso with such excellence all around.
(At Plaza del Pilar
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plaza_of_Our_Lady_of_the_Pillar )

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Some outdoor cafe tables and chairs in the foreground, bottom of frame - with the corner of an umbrella on the left edge of frame. Most of the pic is dominated by the stone brick building, with domes with colored tiled roofs and towers of the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar (Spanish: Catedral-Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Pilar)
September 3, 2026 at 10:56 AM
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A bit more walkabout. What a lovely lovely park complete with water features and a swan!
Plaza Guipúzcoa
#donostia is so so pretty!

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Panoramic view of a park with a green area with grass and palm trees and banana trees, surrounded by a walkway. It has benches to the side A swarm resting with its neck down on its body on a platform over water Pedestal and a bust amod greenery and trees in the park Banana behind a section with many different colors of flowers in a grassy area with a very short fence beyond the walkway
August 30, 2026 at 3:47 PM
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Past the lovely mountains now and just past Pamplona area on the bus ride out of Donostia/San Sebastian.

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Photograph taken through a bus window showing mountain ridge further away and close by forested hills with a small town with red tiled roofs in a valley area down below Grey stone mountainside with some trees past the highway seen through the window from the bus Screenshot of a map showing the North end of Spain with Donostia/San Sebastian at the top and roads/ highways on the map with the blue dot showing the location just south of Pamplona Dry brown fields across a highwayblopimg up to some low Hills and a Ridgeline dotted with windmills. Blue sky and few fluffy clouds
September 1, 2026 at 12:01 PM
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Another lovely if cloudy but refreshingly cool morning in #donostia
Quite empty the streets even past 8 am

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Rocks and breakers in the foreground with the sea to the left and in the background A hill scattered clouds overhead with morning yellowishness in the sky Tide is high in the morning in La concha Bay further away the hill near the inlet to the Bay. Pale blue sky and dots of clouds Panoramic shot of La concha Bay with a tide quite high. Coming up quite a bit on the walkway and platform in the foreground City council building of San Sebastian/Donostia - plaza in front is quite empty. Blue sky and a few white clouds
September 1, 2026 at 7:17 AM
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A short walk and look about at things here before the next stop.

Oh didn't realize til I turned the corner and saw the spire that there was a cathedral here. Gothic style
Cathedral Buen Pastor de San Sebastián

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A five-storey building viewed from the corner opposite. Cathedral Buen Pastor de San Sebastián Artzain Onaren Katedrala Viewed from the front. The sun is just behind the tower and there are trees only the side in the foreground and people in front of the cathedral The inside of the Gothic style cathedral. A small model of the cathedral with the picture taken from the top right of the structure. The structure was to one side enclosed near the entrance and a staircase is behind the model
August 30, 2026 at 2:40 PM
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¡Adios Logroño! What a terrific city to visit! I'm so glad I stopped. Definitely plan to come back here with partner and stay longer - perhaps drive around in Rioja country.

Will fill you in on some details of Logroño anon
Here are some pics from this morning

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Inside at the entrance of an indoor market, vegetable stalls in the center and meat and salami and charcuterie vendors to the left Red tiled rooftops and the tower dome and spire IGLESIA SANTA MARÍA DE PALACIO Further away our trees and even further higher hilly land and mountains in the distance A narrow alley between two buildings and straight ahead in morning sunlight is yellowish Stone carved entrance to Church of Santiago el Real Co-cathedral of Santa María de la Redonda with twin towers framed by the arch between square stone pillars in morning sunlight
September 2, 2026 at 5:24 PM
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And of course - there was a market and I stopped and gawked.
1/2

Logroño
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Indoor market with vegetables in trays and on shelves in a central area - with an open overhead space - just beams and bridges above on the second floor from rooms and balcony on the sides above central area Pillars and vendor areas along the wall with a balcony and floor above the vendors. Looking into the indoor market space with sausage and meat vendor stores along the left was sbf straight ahead in the central area vegetables stacked on shelves
September 12, 2026 at 1:29 PM
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2/2 Logroño market

Didn't buy anything - but did ask for a taste of the Chorizo Riojano ("un poco, para probar, por favor")
And then when I said I sadly couldn't take back any because I had to go back to the US - was given tastes of a couple more items (salsichon and lomo)

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Very red looking vendor area choc full of sausage and cured meats on the shelves and hanging from ceiling. A yellow banner above with black lettering says Marisol on one side and on the other CHORIZOS Y SALCHICHONES ARTESANOS-CASEROS Elaboración propia 100% Natural (especialidad de la casa) Colourful stand with lots of plastic crates filled with fruits and vegetables Butcher store front with glass case in front with pork cuts. A person in white jacket is entering to the right with a carcass on shoulder Closer view of the cross section of sausages and salami (salsichon) cut and stacked on the counter above the glass case. Hams are hanging to the right and shelves with condiments and spices are on the back wall
September 12, 2026 at 1:46 PM
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Ooof Zaragoza - muy calor!
41 ⁰C (106 ⁰F) getting to the train station - thankful to get dropped off!

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September 4, 2026 at 4:14 PM
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Made it to hotel room (same hotel as last week so got straight to it - wifi even connected :) )
I'm drenched though! 31 ⁰C in room - turned on the a/c
Hope it kicks in quick.

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September 4, 2026 at 8:11 PM
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[Booze (artwork)]

Time to call it a night. Gift for me 🙏🏽 from the bar - artwork by his wife (a print perhaps - there's something like it in the bar somewhere I saw last time). I'll take a better look later.
Hasta luego!

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The top of a brown paper bag opened up to show the top bit of artwork of cocktails in glasses, on a thick sheet of paper
September 5, 2026 at 12:53 AM
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Getting into Rioja territory now
(Just a frame - time lapse not uploading)

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Rows of plants by the side of the road with hills further away
September 1, 2026 at 4:39 PM
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One fine Tuesday evening (9:20 pm) in Logroño

(2 pics from the same spot - I turned 90⁰ to make sure it isn't imaginary ;) )

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Looking down a well-lit but crowded narrow alley with restaurants on both sides. A wider paved alley not so crowded but people standing outside with some tables and restaurants on either side
September 1, 2026 at 7:26 PM
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I'll have to get into details on the tapas/pinchos later.

But wow Logroño

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Person in a hat and an apron in front of a a briddle and behind glass smiling. (Pic taken/shared with permission) A Small piece of foie gras on top of a piece of bread, all on a small round slate plate and there is some pink large salt flakes on the slate plate and Foie grad
September 1, 2026 at 10:43 PM
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[booze wine 2/3]

So I ask the guy if he has one or the other of two wines I'd heard about (one blanco and other red - Gran reseva) by the cup.
He looks and says follow me...

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Steps and landing is part of stair that continues to the left Steps going up and legs at the top of the few steps
September 1, 2026 at 10:06 PM
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Straight from the bus station at Logroño - hmm no point going to and walking back from my room - I'll just strategically/quickly eat (via Lidl) a bit before the wine tasting....
(Man this bread is so good - crusty, crunchy and so flavorful )

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Outside Logroño bus station - metallic silver colored roof between the pavements That has a faceted design and an opening that is octagonal .Blue sky and a few clouds seen through that opening A small pack of charcuterie and it torn crusty bun in a hand along with a small black wheeled suitcase on a pavement.
September 1, 2026 at 4:40 PM
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Oh after that 👆🏽
Walk to my room for a zoom meeting with Pittsburgh and then it's tapas in Logroño tonight!

Oh I pass some lovely vendors on the walk to my room and mangoes - they look lovely! How could I not get a couple? (And a banana for scale)

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Fruit in boxes and other condiments and coffee on three different shelves seen behind the glass window of a store Fruit and dried beans of different kinds in circular containers on shelves behind the glass wall/ window Tall 8 or 9 storey buildings stretched out across the street and people on the sidewalk waiting to cross Hand holding a tiny red mango with another small mango on a glass counter and a yellow banana next to it
September 1, 2026 at 5:41 PM
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[booze wine 1/3]

JFC this is an alternate universe.
I reach the end of the street to get to la travina. I'm too full already from the 3 places I ate at (more on those later). La travina has a lot of riojas I heard.

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Black board easel on steet with wines written out on the board Nighttime Street corner with the people outside well lit stores. Valley to the left to the store has a lot more people. Glass countertop and looking into a bar area with a lot of wine bottles and blackboard with a lot of wines (all riojas) written out Wine case at the entrance to the store with a lot of wine bottles on shelves enclosed in a glass case
September 1, 2026 at 9:37 PM
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I mean

(What a pretty town - and thank you weather gods!)
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Video of Santa Clara Island and the first hotels across the small Bay and inlet with the Bay of Biscay to the right. Thin wispy white clouds in the sky View of the harbor and small Bay and curved Beach area in Donostia (San Sebastian). Brown tile roof tops in the foreground and bottom of frame I'm looking down an alley between 5 or so storey buildings with a tall building at the end of it. Blue sky above A view of the buildings across the river that goes into the sea and to the right of frame the ornamentation on the bridge
August 31, 2026 at 3:16 PM
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Please feel free to mute this thread or #dasesp26 hashtag - and #daseatsesp too.

Don't exactly mean to dump "vacation pics" here even if it may seem that way. Just snatching some joy and sending a bit of it your way as best I know how. 🙏🏽
August 30, 2026 at 9:52 AM
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Woo hoo. Made it to Donostia!
Just a 12 min walk by the river and will be in my room.
Starving!

Please #alttxt4me
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August 29, 2026 at 7:30 PM
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Such a pretty place!!!

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Picture from a bridge of buildings by the side of the river that goes into the sea. On a clear, sunny morning River and some buildings on the other bank and mountains in the distance Picture from the middle of a bridge over the river and looking out to the sea the river empties out into Alley etween five-storey yellow buildings and lots of people under blue sky
August 30, 2026 at 9:08 AM