Now, pulling into San Sebastian station is a bit like arriving backstage at a rock concert. You step off the train and you can smell the sea and the sizzling butter from the pintxos bars. Pintxos are basically Basque country’s answer to tapas, but better.
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They are tiny, perfect explosions of flavor perched on bread. You will eat approximately 47 of them in your first hour. Don't fight it. Embrace the food coma.
What if I get lost?
Here’s the joke: you won’t. The route is stupidly simple. London → Paris → Hendaye → San Sebastian. There are signs everywhere, and the train staff are used to confused, hungry Brits stumbling through.
If you do get lost, just say "San Sebastian" with a hopeful shrug. Someone will point you toward the coast. The Spanish are lovely like that.
