June 12- Basque Country, France and Spain

On Wednesday we took a tour of the Basque Country through both France and Spain. First we visited San Jean de Luz, France.

In San Jean de Luz, we had free time to explore the town. I visited the beach, and the sand was some of the softest sand I have ever been in!

Putting my feet in the water :)

I also visited a church and was amazed by the details!

A church in San Jean de Luz, France

I was in awe of the peacefulness. 

I spent a little time exploring the shops, but everything was so expensive that I decided I would rather spend my time enjoying the flavors of France.

French Creeps with Nutella and raspberry jam! 

SO much cheese!

We look so french with our baguette! 

A group of us decided to buy some cheese and bread to share. 

After our short time in France, we were off to San Sebastian, Spain! (San Sebastian is only about an hour away from Bilbao, Spain.)

San Sebastian, Spain

A sail boat, I thought it looked beautiful! 

Our group went on a hike in San Sebastian. It was so beautiful, and the hike was not too hard. I think it might normally be only a 10 minute hike, but we all kept stoping to take pictures along the way it took much longer! Once you reach the top of the hike we were in the original San Sebastian, inside of a castle! Up even higher is a church, which still holds special events like weddings in it. 

One of my new friends, Morgan and I overlooking San Sebastian after the hike.

In the castle! 

After the hike, we went to an aquarium in San Sebastian.

A starfish from the San Sebastian Aquarium. 

Sea Turtle!

There were even sharks...ahh

I found Nemo! 

Overall I had a great time traveling through Basque Country. It was cool to see the different towns, and to see the similarities and differences that they share. Many people still hold onto their Basque culture in both towns and I have a great respect for that!