Santander

After leaving Picos de Europa, we drove to the nearby city of Santander. Located near the Mar Cantábrico (which is part of the Atlantic Ocean), it offers beautiful vistas of the Sea, with great beaches. The seafood here is extremely fresh; the fisherman go out in the mornings and bring back the daily catch to be served in the restaurants. While in Cudillero (see previous post), we ate Paella. However, here in Santander, the Paella was much, much better. After the Paella, we had a second course, of which my share was Cod. I think I could eat seafood every day of my life and be just fine. Other than the beach and the seafood, we didn’t do much in Santander. We did however say goodbye to Jorge. We’ll be seeing him again, though, as he has already bought his ticket to return to Louisiana in April 2011. Now, back to Segovia for the night, and then Madrid on Sunday for the final. ¡¡¡Viva España!!!