San Sebastian
Hello wonderful place! As soon as I stepped out of the train I could smell the sea, it was great! San Sebastian is in North Eastern Spain on the coast up there. It's a beach town with a lot of great surfing. And, fun fact, apparently it is also a giant Ralph Lauren advertisement! But more on that later. The weather is a lot like Portland, which is refreshing after Nice and Barcelona, where it got up to 100 degrees in the afternoon. And by "like Portland" I mean it's cloudy and you can never tell what time of day it is, but yet it's still an ok temp (probably warmer than Portland's cloudy days) and its nice to walk around.
So you can imagine how happy I was as I walked through town looking for my hostel, passing all these well dressed people clearly on vacation. My kind if clothes, my kind of temperature, and hell I can pretend I'm on a lavish vacation too! (and before you roll your eyes remember that I am in a very strict budget over here!!) I can wear clothes that make me appear moments away from going sailing, and there is nothing I like more than a nice boy in a pair of madras shorts with some loafers. Oh, and did I mention, everyone here is French. It's perfect! The children are dressed like little people (again think Ralph Lauren and j. Crew's kid line, Crew Cuts) I saw little matching boys wearing bright red loafers. Don't worry, I got photos! I have a feeling that many of these well dressed men and batting for the other team, I mean there is no way that THAT many attractive and well dressed guys and straight. I'll confirm this theory later.
I feel like there is also something i need to clear up about Europe and fashion. When Europeans dress up, they DRESS UP. Like when girls want to be fashionable they go all out and their outfits are flawless. And it's even worse if they're French because they're twigs to start with. BUT the flip side of that is that the other 80% of the population couldn't care less what they wear. I really need to start taking pictures, cause there have been multiple occasions that I have resisted the urge to slap people. Come on, have a little self respect and look in the freaking mirror before leaving the house!! I understand the off day, I love my spandex pants just as much as the next person, but there is no way that THAT many people are having bad days every day. Soooo after getting all excited from the sight of designer jeans paired with lightweight cardigans and embellished flats, you can imagine what I did as soon as I got to my room in the hostel. (which again, thank you iPad for telling me where the hell I am) yes, I pulled out my classic white Ralph Lauren polo to pair with my Hudson's to take a leisurely stroll (to my sailboat?) around the town. For three weeks I have been meticulous about my shampoos and products being in sealed bags JUST IN CASE they happen to leak all over my ONLY polo shirt and get a mysterious black mark across the front. Yes, that would happen to me. Don't worry, i'm going to fix this, and will have photos of me around town looking like all these rich French people. No, correction, these rich French people will be IN my photos because they will recognize me as a friend (thanks to the argyle that I will be pulling off: note to self buy argyle) and immediately invite me sailing with them.
Oh, and now Im all stressed out because I have to figure out a way to get rich enough to not only buy two vacation houses (french riviera and now San Sebastian) BUT I will have to outfit my entire family in Ralph Lauren. Although I think we all know that last part is going to happen either way. :)
♥RG
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