Strolling from Kafe Botanika (review: http://bit.ly/2B1mgRk) through the central part of San…read moreSebastián, Jamie W. and I were struck by the modern shopping promenades surrounding Plaza de Bilbao. This quite urbane area stood in direct contrast to the busy historic alleyways of the Old Town where the pinxto bars are. We happened by this compact market because of all the fresh produce out on display (photo: http://bit.ly/2D4UxRh). Inside we saw a lot more variety of food with freshly baked bread and all sorts of colorful candies and licorice whips (photo: http://bit.ly/2Bz0ndm). This was a worthwhile stop to buy snacks for our mini-hike up Monte Urgull the following morning.

Eye-catching is the best way to describe this small produce market on Tolosa Hiribidea, a major…read morethoroughfare where our massive hotel, the NZ Aranzazu, happened to be located. In fact, as Jamie W. and I were chatting with our taxi driver, he couldn't help but point out how gorgeous the fruits and vegetables were. We were entranced as well, so much so that the following morning, we made our first pit stop here to pick up some fruit in anticipation of our hike up Monte Urgull. Gorgeous produce on display here neatly organized almost looking like they were polished for immediate consumption starting with the seedless watermelon enticing us in front (photo: http://bit.ly/2zH5XN4), and the prices seemed quite reasonable to us.