No wonder why San Sebastian is so popular with tourists all you need to see how impressive the beach and the clear water.

I would say Newquay in Cornwall and Nice in France are very nice but they don't come close!!!

Obviously Gold Coast in Queensland and Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro would be famous and bigger too.













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We also went to San Sebastián which lies on the coast of the Bay of Biscay, 20 km (12 miles) from the France–Spain border.

It is a famous coastal city and always attracts lots of tourists from very early days. Both the Spanish and French nobles from the bygone age were advised by their medicine men to come here to help improve their health.

Though mainly influenced by French and Spanish culture the English influence was also present here. However, I don't think the history was on the English side.

In 1808, Napoleonic forces captured San Sebastián. However, British and Portuguese troops besieging San Sebastián and assaulted the town. The relieving troops ransacked and burnt the city to the ground. Only the street at the foot of the hill (now called 31 August Street) remained.

OMG!!!!











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It was nice to see the blessing march though it's small it showed the community spirit.

I can't help myself thinking about the sense in God Father. When the Italians did the march and shooting started, but not that day!!!











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Inside the walled city you see some distinctive buildings with some still in medieval era and some with 18th century stone built buildings.

It was said that many residents from the past had served the Royal Families and so they had enough money to building much better and grander houses to show off. This is a little bit like our 圍頭村 culture in NT or in Mainland China.









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This is the gateway to enter the walled city of Hondarribia. There is a bronze statue of the soldier of Battle of Fuenterrabía. Interestingly, the soldier was hold a saw and not normally a rifle as he was the front troop to cut the woods with saw to allow the troops to advance.





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When in Bilbao we spent two days in some some villages or famous spots in the Basque Country.

We went to a small boarder town called Hondarribia, a border town situated on a little promontory facing Hendaye (France) over the Txingudi bay. Apparently the town has the smallest international commercial airport in Spain.

On the day we were lucky to see a blessing march from the locals to thank the fishermen.

We are standing on the Spanish side and taking picture of the French side across the river.





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Bilbao 本來就係重工業大城，廿幾/叁拾年前起怪雞博物館先成功轉型。。。 ♡

L大，豆牛角北部多山，以為去左奥地利，尐嘢又平又巧食過南部，巧值得租車玩。。。♡

禾地離開市區順路睇，停車場居然只係隔橋口半個街口，居居然又平又多位泊。。。 :p

Chi大，你地歌邊舊世界真係正，禾地依邊同男心鎮差唔多時姦開阜，保肉尐舊尐尐嘅嘢都難。。。♡

得角吊鬼火車，又係過佰年，重要換新車更新系統車站，繼續日日用。。。 ♡

Somonica,

Indeed. You won’t find these easily in HK or China as mostly gave way for redevelopment.

保育is secondary and unnecessary. 破舊立新 is a must for progress and showing prosperity.

Choices are always getting divisive and difficult opinions.

I always wonder can’t we keep both? Why do they need to be destroyed?

Fear of what ⋯⋯no idea but sense it in the tone.

佰幾年前R洲戰前工業化建築型到冇貧友。。。♡

Chi大，歌度過河重有艇囝坐，同估董怪橋同€。。。 :p

Fear of what?

Somonica,

We did think about the Vizcaya Bridge but my wife she wasn't very keen on it.

I don't know why, probably due to fear but I would love it.













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