A webpage I would recommend

The intention of this blog is to comment on life and other matters in and around Donostia. It came into being almost by accident but now that it is here, like any newborn, it is hungry to be fed. Anyway, the question was asked, "What webpage would you recommend to anyone interested in knowing more about Donostia and the Basque Country in general?" It didn't take me long to think of an answer - Buber's Basque page! Don't worry though - it is in English! And Basque too….

This webpage has been around for a good while now and I can't think of a better site in terms of coverage, balance and interest than this one. The creator of this admirable work, 'Buber', is Blas Pedro Uberuaga and anyone who wants to find out about Basque sports, music, traditions, etc., or the 'Basque problem' , Buber's Basque Page is a great place to get informed.

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A picture I like

There were many other photos I would have chosen before this one really but at least I know I won't have any copyright problems this way.

I like this picture because of the colour, the somewhat unsettling strangeness and the fact it was taken on a day when there was an almost record low tide. Normally it would not have been possible to take this photograph because you would have been up to your neck in seawater! I never knew the sculptor personally but on the first occasion I visited this site I photographed him standing next to his creation without realising who he was. Subsequently, the photograph in question gave me the feeling there was something special linking me to this site.

Where is it What is it? Well, it is part of a group of massive iron structures, made by the Basque sculptor Eduardo Chillida, which go to make up what is known as El Peine de Viento (The Comb of the Wind). The melding of such different elements as rock and iron in an outdoor work that is partly on the land, partly in the sea, set against a backdrop of cliffs and the Atlantic Ocean, makes for a very dramatic effect. The location is at the most westerly point of the shoreline in San Sebastian /Donostia. There are many web resources devoted to this site but the best thing is to visit it on different occasions, when the north-westerly gales send waves crashing over the rocks, or on a calm summer's day when the sun beats down and colours are at their most vibrant, as in the present photo, and so on.

Kaixo Donosti!

What better way to start a tour than floating over the city on a tranquil autumnal evening?

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