Hondarribia

I took my mom and Tatiana to Biarritz then to Hondarribia in Spain

The Biarritz beach scene

It was about 100 degrees that day

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Hondarribia is in the Basque country

There was an escalator that took you from the parking lot down to the town.




They were celebrating Mary Magdalene, with food and music.

typical grocery storeBasque language first then spanish


the Spaniards love their ham
just hanging out



Tatiana went for a swim
This was the town of Irun

La Bataille de Castillion

1453... A great year in Occidental History !

The Battle of Castillon seals the end of the Hundred Years War, For 3 centuries, Eleanor's Aquitaine belonged to the English Crown and helped to establish the authority of the king of France.

The fall of Constantinople by the Turks put an end to the Christians' presence in the East and the last byzantine artists or scientists took refuge in Italy.

Gutenberg, who invented the mainstream printing, was therefore at the beginning of an unprecedented cultural revolution. History was now accessible to the majority and enabled knowledge to spread.

Historians agree to consider this period as the end of the Middle Ages...

800 volunteers, including 500 actors and 50 horseback riders, re-enact the Battle of Castillon. The two captivating hours, filled with stunts, special effects and explosive expertise are combined with the everyday life of the Middle Ages, rural scenes set in a farm or an inn or by the well, scenes from the grape harvest, shooting parties and market day with street sellers and a travelling dentist!

Show started at sundown (10:30pm)

Marche de nuit

There are lots of Marche de Nuit or Night Markets.
They typically sell food and jewelery and have some kind of music. They start around 8:00.