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Postcards from Donostia-San Sebastián waterfront
We went to Donostia-San Sebastián in early June. It is the European Capital of Culture for 2016. Historically, it is a resort town, located in the Basque Autonomous Community, an area with its own local language – Euskara (basque in basque) – apparently unrelated to any other languages in Europe. For several days, the sky was
Restaurante Arzak, Donostia-San Sebastián
Gastronomy is a major reason to visit the northern coast of Spain. At Donostia-San Sebastián, we tried the restaurant Arzak. Arzak received and held onto three Michelin stars since 1989 and is ranked no. 21 on San Pellegrino’s world 50 best restaurants (in September 2016). Juan Mari Arzak earned the stars and is now joined by
Park of Arts, Muzeon, Moscow
The Tretyakov Gallery on Krymsky Val (Третьяковская галерея на Крымском Валу) – a branch of the State Tretyakov Gallery – closed at 6pm. I was among the last to leave. See earlier posts, for example, here, here, and here for the 20th century collection. The gallery is situated in the Park of Arts – Muzeon (МУЗЕОН) – so this
Random photos #266 – 275
These are the photos I (Chris) took and posted on Facebook. The series was started in March of 2013. There is no theme – just something random and visually interesting. We gave each a title and noted where it was taken (to the extent we could remember the city). random photo #266 – signs –
