After a weekend of beautiful Barcelona, we drove towards French Basque country. We lunched in wonderful Huesca and overnighted in pretty Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port.
The sun shone and we were back on the road. What better way to relax than to stop in the enchanting Basque town of Espelette?
We sipped hot chocolate at a sidewalk cafe…
We shopped for edible gifts from a kindly shopkeeper, including the special not-too-hot red pepper power the city is known for…
And we strolled, admiring the town’s typically red-accented white buildings…
Everything, everyone, the weather — it was all so charming, that I could easily have stayed for a nap…
…but we had more places to visit! We were headed further into phenomenal French Basque Country (Saint-Jean-de-Luz, Bayonne, and Biarritz).
Then, back in Spain (after all, my upcoming novel is titled “Flamenco & the Sitting Cat”), we’d marvel at the food and seaside dogs of San Sebastián, Spain and breathtaking Bilbao…
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Looks like a wonderful place to visit! You look so happy!
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I love vacations where I get to walk a lot & look at lots of nice things with my honey 🙂
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That’s my kind of vacation, too!
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Nice! Your guys looks so cute. Which town are you heading to next?
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we’re back home now – next we were headed to St. Jean de Luz 🙂
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How wonderful. So appreciated your post! Thank you for sharing a lovely experience.
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What an awesome place to visit! Thanks for sharing it:)
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my pleasure!
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Great post on France! And one of the most interesting blog names ever! So like it 🙂
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