Basque Country & Cap Ferret, France

Our Rick Steves Tour of Basque Country & visit to José-Maria & Agnès
September 5–19, 2023

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  1. ESC_7745.NEF — Boarding at JFK
  2. IMG_3353.HEIC — Air France—Red, White, Blue
  3. FSC_0633.NEF — Hotel des Basses Pyrenees, where we stayed in Bayonne
  4. FSC_0602.NEF — First lunch
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  6. IMG_3357.HEIC — Basque Cake. We want to make this.
  7. FSC_0609.NEF — First Bayonne outing
  8. FSC_0621.NEF — Basque Paté & Basque Jambon
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  11. FSC_0627.NEF — The cathedral from our hotel window
  12. FSC_0696.NEF — The cathedral is a short walk from our hotel.
  13. ESC_7763.NEF — The Cathedral of St. Mary or Our Lady of Bayonne
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  21. FSC_0668.NEF — The cathedral is the earliest starting point for the Camino de Santiago.
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  23. FSC_0683.NEF — Another tour group viewing the cathedral steeples
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  26. FSC_0678.NEF — Berets and these caps are Basque favorites.
  27. FSC_0695.NEF — The Basque Country consists of four Spanish and three French provinces.
  28. FSC_0681.NEF — Nick left his hat at this Crepérie He got it back.
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  30. FSC_0724.NEF — Todd, our tour director
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  33. FSC_0736.NEF — Half-timbered construction dates from medieval times.
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  35. FSC_0752.NEF — Wedding rehearsal dinner—watching a soccer match
  36. ESC_7759.NEF — We gather with our local guide of Bayonne.
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  38. FSC_0764.NEF — The Bayonet is named after Bayonne.
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  40. ESC_7785.NEF — The cloisters of the cathedral
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  42. FSC_0778.NEF — A Baby Wheel, where you could give up unwanted babies. It was used up until the 19th century.
  43. ESC_7794.NEF — Bayonne market
  44. ESC_7802.NEF — Chocolate factory tour
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  46. FSC_0783.NEF — Our tour of the History Museum of Basque Culture
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  48. FSC_0794.NEF — Fig press
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  51. FSC_0851.NEF — Toy people watch a film on Basque culture.
  52. FSC_0817.NEF — The sport of jai a’alai is Basque.
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  55. FSC_0823.NEF — Market stalls
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  58. FSC_0833.NEF — Salad of lettuce topped with jambon, Roquefort cheese, nuts, and white asparagus
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  61. FSC_0877.NEF — We enter Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port.
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  63. FSC_0878.NEF — Pilgrims Office of the Camino de Santiago
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  65. FSC_0897.NEF — At the Citadel overlooking the countryside—a steep climb
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  72. FSC_0912.NEF — We’re off for a short walk on the Camino de Santiago.
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  79. FSC_0965.NEF — Our visit to Pamplona started with rain.
  80. FSC_0980.NEF — Our local guide is on the left.
  81. ESC_7821.NEF — Town hall were they announce the Running of the Bulls
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  83. ESC_7839.NEF — Statue commemorating the Running of the Bulls
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  85. FSC_0975.NEF — The emblem of Navarre—the chains represent the joining of the regions.
  86. FSC_0988.NEF — Famous Café, where Hemingway hung out.
  87. FSC_0993.NEF — Hemingway is a favorite son of Pamplona.
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  89. FSC_1008.NEF — Catedral Metropolitana de Santa María la Real de Pamplona
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  91. FSC_1016.NEF — The tombs of King Charles III and his wife Queen Eleanor
  92. FSC_1022.NEF — Two dogs fighting over a bone–representating Pamplona
  93. FSC_1027.NEF — Lion representing the power of Charles III
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  95. FSC_1039.NEF — Cathedral cloisters
  96. FSC_1076.NEF — Archeological dig at the cathedral museum
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  101. FSC_1079.NEF — Monks’ dining hall
  102. FSC_1083.NEF — Bread oven
  103. FSC_1085.NEF — The last supper
  104. FSC_1105.NEF — A private bullfighting museum, run by the woman on the right
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  108. FSC_1115.NEF — A private men’s dining club where we had lunch
  109. FSC_1113.NEF — The chefs were locals.
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  111. FSC_1119.NEF — Zucitola—like, Barbara’s maiden name
  112. FSC_1121.NEF — On our way to start our walk on the Camino de Santiago.
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  115. FSC_1125.NEF — A Stonehenge like memorial, commemorating the pilgrimage
  116. FSC_1136.NEF — The bus is a café.
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  119. FSC_1153.NEF — We don’t know what kind of animal built these nests.
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  122. FSC_1156.NEF — One of the path markers
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  125. FSC_1185.NEF — Santiago
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  127. FSC_1200.NEF — Lunch after our walk
  128. FSC_1204.NEF — Gazpacho
  129. FSC_1212.NEF — The bathroom is an oak wine barrel.
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  131. FSC_1226.NEF — Alfa Romeo bumper cars
  132. FSC_1392.NEF — Hotel Parma in San Sebastián
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  134. FSC_1231.NEF — Controversial convention center is beautiful at night.
  135. FSC_1247.NEF — Our local guide takes us around San Sebastián.
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  141. FSC_1300.NEF — Cathedral in San Sebastián
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  143. FSC_1313.NEF — More market treats
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  147. FSC_1342.NEF — The Bay of San Sebastián
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  151. FSC_1384.NEF — The town square was once used for bullfights.
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  153. FSC_1394.NEF — The San Sebastián Aquarium celebrates seafaring, piracy, whaling, and underwater fauna.
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  158. FSC_1410.NEF — Scrimshaw
  159. FSC_1426.NEF — Undersea life
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  162. FSC_1447.NEF — The port of San Sebastián
  163. FSC_1452.NEF — Where we ate grilled scallops on the half shell
  164. FSC_1458.NEF — We are now at a sheep farm.
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  168. FSC_1472.NEF — The owner, a former rock-and-roller, and his assistant
  169. FSC_1478.NEF — We made sheep’s cheese that we snacked on.
  170. FSC_1486.NEF — The pigeons are waiting for us to finish feeding the sheep so they can eat the leftovers.
  171. FSC_1493.NEF — We feed the sheep milk and grain.
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  174. FSC_1513.NEF — The flock. Barbara gets to milk one.
  175. FSC_1521.NEF — He’s the boss.
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  179. FSC_1579.NEF — We stop in Guernica, bombed flat in 1937
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  182. ESC_7879.NEF — The next morning in Bilbao
  183. FSC_1585.NEF — We walk across this bridge to see the town.
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  188. ESC_8029.NEF — The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao—a highlight of the trip
  189. FSC_1604.NEF — We walk up these stairs to see The Puppy.
  190. ESC_7916.NEF — Jeff Koons’ Puppy was so loved by the town, it was made permanent.
  191. ESC_7922.NEF — Barbara & Linda
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  194. ESC_7957.NEF — A docent shows us around.
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  196. ESC_7988.NEF — The museum architecture is a big draw.
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  198. ESC_7973.NEF — The vapors are an art piece.
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  200. ESC_7993.NEF — If they want to move this piece, they paint it over and repaint it elsewhere.
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  205. ESC_8002.NEF — Jeff Koons’ Tulips
  206. FSC_1620.NEF — Andy Warhol
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  208. FSC_1625.NEF — The Irascibles
  209. FSC_1634.NEF — This piece is a wall of discarded candy wrappers.
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  211. FSC_1608.NEF — The Spider is near this bridge.
  212. ESC_8036.NEF — Maman by Louise Bourgeois
  213. FSC_1643.NEF — Our final dinner
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  217. FSC_1814.NEF — We are now in Cap Ferret.
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  219. ESC_8053.NEF — Sea Bream
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  223. FSC_1680.NEF — Learning to ride an electric surfboard.
  224. FSC_1702.NEF — Village de l’Herbe remains as a fishing village.
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  229. FSC_1727.NEF — Oysters are the main crop of Village de l’Herbe.
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  237. FSC_1775.NEF — Chapelle de l’Herbe
  238. FSC_1762.NEF — This boat hangs over the alter.
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  240. FSC_1789.NEF — Jose-Maria sailed one of these in his younger days.
  241. FSC_1796.NEF — Fall clothing at the Farmer’s market
  242. FSC_1802.NEF — Jose-Maria, Agnès & Nick feast on these oysters.
  243. FSC_1804.NEF — While Barbara has melon & jambon.
  244. FSC_1821.NEF — The next day we go down to the end of the cape for a walk.
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  250. FSC_1874.NEF — And then we lunch at a fine restaurant.
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  254. ESC_8190.NEF — Nick, Barbara, Jose-Maria & Agnès