Vitoria - Gasteiz

Hello again,

After the weekend of the 1st of May we used one week to spend some time with Manu's family in Vitoria (Spain). We went there by bus, meaning 14h long hours of travel. Most of the driving was during the night, but anyway. It was a good solution since it is a direct connection from Lyon to Vitoria. We lost the bus in our way back, by-the-way, because our tickets were wrong. After a complaint, we got our money back, which was fear enough, since we got one day more of holidays!

Vitoria -or Gasteiz, its Basque name- is a very nice little town. It is the administrative capital of the Basque Country or Euskadi region. Its old town stands on a hill, and it has a lot of charm, looking rather like a small village than a town. You can eat lovely tapas in the bars nearby the Cathedral, and their local "fiestas", held in early August and known as "la Virgen Blanca" are rather popular in Northern Spain.

More pictures can be found here.

Cheers,
-Manu y Nina-