Monday we slept in and then had breakfast (pastries, juice, tea). We all went to the supermarket, Carrefour, and got everything from tea (for me) to bread to fresh fish (they have MANY kinds) to little eels, a typical Basque dish, for me to try. We didn´t buy meat because they said they preferred a small butcher store near their house. We used reusable eco bags, as it costs money to use the disposable plastic ones in an effort to preserve the environment.
Everything is very modern.
The air is cool and fresh, without any humidity. It´s sunny and warm in the afternoons, but then gets colder in the evenings.
At home we ate salad with bits of ham, a balsamic vinegar sauce, tomatoes, cheese, and carrots. That was the ´primer plato´, or first course. Then we had meatballs in red sauce, little fried potatoes (they eat a lot of those), and fried squash related vegetable with cheese and ham. It´s all so good. Oh, and, of course, bread to sop up all the juices. They said I´m becoming Spanish, I´m learning. ; )
After this Nuria and I walked around town; we saw statues (most modern), parks, shops. It all has a very slow, leisurely pace, though it´s still a busy city and the capital of Basque Country.
Then we waited for the city bus (connected by cables, rails directly on ground). We met up with Nuria´s best friend Leire and went into the city center to meet up with her other conservatory friends (about 5 in all).
We walked around for 2 hours before seeing a concert together, some people got beer, some of us got some gelato; all youth from about 19 to 24 in one very good orchestra. It´s basically what Nuria plays in, just with older musicians.
The music was beautiful, and they finished with a mix of jazz music. So fun.
We talked about music, America, school... Most of them want to pursue music in the future.
When we got back around 11pm, we ate paninis with cheese and chorizo inside, chips, and flan (in little cups, from store).
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