After San Sebastian we made our way back to France and spent half a day in Saint Jean de Luz, again, it was definitely not long enough! We went to the cutest farmers market that took place right along the harbor. The best part was the you were allowed to taste test everything! I tasted the most amazing cheese, wine, chocolate, and other desserts. The food was incredible! Since Saint Jean de Luz is near the spanish border there were lots of spanish influenced cuisine as well as french. The variety was sensational!
We made our way through the town, which also had a lot of white building with red shutters since it is also part of the basque region. We went to the beach, which was even warmer than san sebastian, I think because it was sheltered more from the wind. There is a long wall that lines the street, which runs above the beach. It was a beautiful day, but I still wondered why so many people were sitting on that wall. It was as if they were waiting for something. As we made our way through the town, we found out what they were waiting for. Apparently it was french heritage day, so there was an air show. These ridiculously fast jets soared across the sky leaving a trail of red, blue, and white smoke, in the shape of the french flag. We sat along the harbor and watched the show.
This was a really memorable weekend, definitely my favorite weekend so far! :)
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