From the south of Spain back up to the north, we arrived in San Sebastian, a city on the coast of the Bay of Biscay in El Pais Vasco. While apart of Spain, El Pais Vasco has its own unique heritage of the Basque, a proud people who are primarily fisherman (some of the best in the world) and speak their own language of Basque.
San Sebastian is a beautiful, multicultural city. It had a gorgeous beach called La Playa de la Concha, or Shell Beach, because of its unique shape. Just off of this beach is the famous sculpture, Combs of the Wind, by Eduardo Chillida. Supposedly, one can hear music through these "combs" when the wind blows through them; however, the ocean is too loud to hear any music whatsoever.
The town of San Sebastian is wonderful. We crashed a wedding in a beautiful Gothic cathedral; made friends with some Basque fisherman; watched human sculptures and followed a small celebration through the streets. While I'm not really sure what it was for, they definitely had giant dancing puppets called gigantes.
Tarea:
1. Research the history of El Pais Vasco.
2. Research the traditions of the Basques.
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