Day 2: watching No Reservations

We decided to see where Mr. Bourdain went while he visited Madrid.

While that was on Becca and I watched the TV is showed her the blog. We decieded to check out San Sebastian. It a little more north east than Gijon.


Its only 6.5+ hours from Madrid by train

http://www.sansebastianspain.info/1942beaches.asp

Has several beaches.

Playa de la Concha Centro, San Sebastián - Guipúzcoa, Spain Playa de Ondarreta Monte Igeldo, San Sebastián - Guipúzcoa, Spain

A few of the Top 10 places to see in San Sabstian:

Top 10 must visit destinations in San Sebastian December 16, 2010

Top 10 must visit destinations in San Sebastian

http://www.sansebastianspain.info/must-visit-destinations-san-sebastian.asp




Back to Bourdain:

The cool bar/tapis place....she calls it  a modern gastro bar. We thought it was called Davido teca, but we were wrong.

Gabinoteca

Gabinoteca is one of Madrid's best gastro pubs, specializing in classical and unique tapas.
Calle de Fernández de la Hoz, 53, 28003 Madrid, Spain

http://www.travelchannel.com/TV_Shows/Anthony_Bourdain/Episodes_Travel_Guides/ci.Episode_Bourdain_Madrid.map

Gabinoteca Website:
http://www.lagabinoteca.es/1200.html


While lookiong for pictures of San Sebastian we came upon a website saying it was "Best Food City in Spain".  That took us to a blog with a Top 7 places to eat.


http://gridskipper.com/tags/san-sebastian

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=93+euros+in+dollars&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wl

It looks like hostels are cheap. 20-30 dollars.

http://www.hostelworld.com/findabed.php/ChosenCity.San-Sebastian/ChosenCountry.Spain?source=googleadwordsuseurope&gclid=CKrt-5Pk8aUCFZ065QodwSJpQg

Do hostels charge per person or per room?

Public Transportation?

Taxis in San Sebastian are generally cheap and efficient and can be a good way to get around the city.  When hiring a taxi be sure that it is authorized by the government and displays an official card.  Official taxis have set prices for beginning rates and distances traveled. 

http://www.tripadvisor.com/Travel-g187457-s303/San-Sebastian-Donostia:Spain:Public.Transportation.html 

This tripadvisor looks like a helpful website.

 

Thoughts on tipping:

 from about.com: http://gospain.about.com/od/spanishlife/qt/tipping_survey.htm

pretty much they do not tip unless it is a huge bill...and even then very very little.