Day Six Continues..After leaving lunch, we headed to our hotel, the Hotel Maria Cristina, in San Sebastian. Located on the banks of the Urumea river, this was a stunning and luxurious hotel.
Below you can see the view from our balcony.
We just checked into out hotel, dropped off our luggage and got ready to go to the La Perla Spa. The Spa is located on the shore looking out into the ocean. We began our spa treatment in their Thalasso Fitness Circuit. This circuit consists of seven separate stations including a hydrotherapy pool, relaxation pool, jacuzzi, steam bath with ice room, cold water pond, seawater steam bath, and a dry sauna. The pools contain seawater. The jacuzzi looks out onto the beach. It is a great place to relax and to soothe aching muscles. And after this Circuit, we had massages. Also an incredibly soothing experience.
Later this evening, for dinner, we chose to wander the Parte Vieja, the old town, to stop at a few taverns for pintxos, the Basque version of tapas. You simply stop at whatever tavern looks interesting and sidle up to the bar. You then order a drink and select a few pintxos to dine upon. Don't drink or eat too much as you will stop at other taverns. There are usually a couple dozen selections available at each tavern. Even if you speak little or no spanish, you should not have much trouble. Just point at what you want.
Later that evening, we did stop at the local casino. We played a few slot machines and did win a little money.
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