Another big food filled weekend has
passed. What can I say, I love food! This weekend I went with my program to Burgos,
which is about 3 hours south of here. It is known for having one of the three
largest cathedrals in Spain (the other two are Toledo and Sevilla). It was
quite impressive. We also explored an archaeological site and a museum about
evolution. We saw bones that were around 500,000 years old (It was hard to
imagine how old that is!)
Cathedral in Burgos
On Saturday, we walked 11.5km of
the Camino de Santiago. It is a trail that starts in varying places and ends in
Santiago de Compostela in north western Spain. People do it for various reasons
but it draws people from all over the world. I loved seeing people from varying
cultures, exchanging a few Spanish words with them and watching them continue
on their journey. It was a very gorgeous and peaceful walk as the trees were
covered with snow.
Sign indicating the Camino de Santiago
Sunday’s festivities are a semester
highlight for me. I was invited to Kepa’s hometown to celebrate his mom’s
birthday. It is a small town with about 7,000 inhabitants. There were 14 of us
altogether and after a few bars, we ended up at a restaurant for lunch. The
amount of food put in front of me was unthinkable, but oh so delicious. I tried
a fried cow tongue and all I can say is that it was excellent. I was also
faced with my first whole fish. Luckily, I was sharing it with Lurdes and she
was equally as intimidated. Kepa (fortunately!) nicely filleted it for us and artistically
displayed it on our plates. We would have been in trouble without him. The
lunch lasted about three and a half hours (If you are a Healey and are reading
this, it rivaled a Healey gathering in length!). It was so nice to be part of
such a family event. Before coming to San Sebastián, I always imagined myself
at such a gathering experiencing the true Basque culture. The day was a dream
come true!
Food photo of the week: Raspberry sorbet with creme and chocolate shavings at lunch in Burgos
Besos,
Erin
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