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Wednesday

Walked around Paris, checked out le Musée d’Orangerie, got crepes at le creperie d’ile Saint Louis, then dinner at Frenchie.

Tuesday

Did stuff around Paris!

Monday

Did stuff around Paris

Sunday

Woke up a bit earlier than we had, got breakfast at the hotel. Went back to the room before renting bikes again. Got a snack at Shelter, then walked around downtown. Stopped at a cool art show, where Katie found a piece she really liked called Les maisons sont pluerent

Dinner at Les Rosiers was disappointing. Three courses, beginning with the best octopus I’ve had, with chorizo, a carmelized red onion, and With young pigeon for a main, and then a choice of chocolate or fruit for dessert. The chocolate was served with a green olive sorbet, but was otherwise unremarkable

Saturday

Rented bikes, rode into town and got coffee at Lobita at the food hall. Went to the point, walked around. Got lunch at El Tacos Del Diablo, part of the Palmito food hall. Got tacos, beers, salads, chips and guacamole. Then after lunch, we rode up to the lighthouse, then up to the Tower of Love.

We then rode back to the hotel and had a low key evening, with dinner on the terrace.

Friday

We woke up and ordered coffee and croissants to the room. Then, we got massages. We showered off, got drinks overlooking the lake, then spent some time in the hot tubs!

For dinner, we took a cab into town (after failing to call an Uber) for Chez Scott, followed by drinks on the dock.

Thursday

2023-05-25 Woke up and got coffee from Syra Coffee, which turned out to be the same brand that we got coffee from in Barcelona. Walked around, saw a cool bridge, got snacks from Cortazar next to the hotel. Then car to Biarritz.

Wednesday

We rejiggered our plans! We’re heading to Biarritz a day early, shortening our stay in San Sebastián slightly, then leaving Biarritz a day early to meet up with Melissa and Guillaume in Bordeaux for a night, then continuing on to Paris for two!

Went to ARENALES for dinner which was INCREDIBLE. Roasted beets with almonds, roasted carrots with yogurt and mint, and bavette with chimichurri.

Tuesday

Walked around San Sebastián. Walked up to La Castillo de la Mota and reread our vows to each other.

Saw some great views of the city, then on the way back down came across a random sign that read “Bar”. So, we stopped and sat looking out over the city. I had a Zumo, which was definitely the best beer of the trip. Katie had another glass of Txakoli.

For dinner we went to Kokotxa. They initially lost our reservation and service was a little shakey to start, but once the meal really started, it evened out. The food was great!

Monday

We did stuff around San Sebastian