Basque Country

The Basque was incredible. If I had to some it all up in one word it would probably be this: sidrería. A sidrería is a place where hard apple cider is made. There are a bunch of them in the heart of the Basque Country. We went to a sidrería in Astigaraga to eat one night and this is the time of year when they have just finished making the cider so as a marketing ploy the give away cider for free for like a week. The cider is kept in these huge barrels like nine feet tall (maybe ten). To get cider you just tell one of the workers there and they unplug this tiny little cork in the barrel and then you have to catch cider in your cup as it comes flying out of the barrel. This was basically the Basquest thing I could have possibly imagined. I also had some amazing chuletas (beef chops) there along with amazing fish and tortilla. I think the Basque Country has got to have the best food in Spain hands down. We also went to a bunch of costal towns during the day like San Sebastian, Bermeo, Lekeitio, Bilbao, and others. San Sebastian was awesome. Anyway, I have to run, but hopefully I can recount some more of the amazing Basque adventure later. Here are some photos.