Kike invited us to visit him at 'work' in San Sebastian Friday morning. I had never been in a studio before and was amazed by the brightness and business of the MKLZ set! There was so much going on at the same time, both obvious and behind the scenes. People running around controlling cameras and cueing the audience, sound and video mixing in the upstairs booths (sooo many buttons!), and Kike and his co-host Ilaski talking while a producer was whispering into their ear buds. A guy named Julian gave us a tour of the entire studio building, including the sets of a news program, tv show, and even a green screen stage. Afterwords we watched them film an episode of MKLZ and got to walk around the set. Basically we were given the vip treatment- and it was so much fun! A huge thanks to the MKLZ/EiTB/Amonarriz crews for their hospitality and the experience!
After lunch at home we drove back to Donostia to explore the city. It is really different from what I have seen anywhere else. The buildings are "new" compared to others in Europe, having been re-built after the Napoleanic wars. They are a warm sandy colour and arranged along straight, orderly streets. The windows above the street level are lined with flower pots and have flags hanging from them. After months of the twisted passages and painted facades in Austria, Donostia was a little bit of a shock. I think that to really appreciate the city I would need to go back and spend a few weeks, maybe a month, living it. (click read more)
Liere (Sister 3) came back from a week of hiking in the afternoon, and while she recovered from her adventures Mom, Dad, and I stopped by the Tolosa puppet museum and explored town. When I finally wandered back to A-Z HQ, Mom, Gurutze, and Jone were busy in the kitchen making Nanaimo bars. It brought back so many memories of the last two summers! That evening we all went out for dinner (less Sister 1, who had to work) at the restaurant that we visited my first day in Tolosa. More Kroketas and cider!
Saturday, being our last day with the A-Z family, we decided to go and take a more relaxed morning in Donostia. After a tourist's pilgrimage to the Peine de los Vientos sculpture, Dad and Kike split to visit another fishing town just east of Donostia. The five of us girls went to a fabric store- although not before stopping for a coffee first! Mom and Gurutze found some inspiration and supplies for new projects, and I found a small Basque-English dictionary at the fantastic bookstore next door. A few hours later we met up with Dad and Kike for a last meal before leaving for the airport. It was, of course, pintxos at a nearby bar :) With many an
Eskerrik Asko (thank you) and goodbye hugs, we said our final goodbyes at a rest stop where the highway splits between Tolosa and Bilbao.
After lunch at home we drove back to Donostia to explore the city. It is really different from what I have seen anywhere else. The buildings are "new" compared to others in Europe, having been re-built after the Napoleanic wars. They are a warm sandy colour and arranged along straight, orderly streets. The windows above the street level are lined with flower pots and have flags hanging from them. After months of the twisted passages and painted facades in Austria, Donostia was a little bit of a shock. I think that to really appreciate the city I would need to go back and spend a few weeks, maybe a month, living it. (click read more)
Liere (Sister 3) came back from a week of hiking in the afternoon, and while she recovered from her adventures Mom, Dad, and I stopped by the Tolosa puppet museum and explored town. When I finally wandered back to A-Z HQ, Mom, Gurutze, and Jone were busy in the kitchen making Nanaimo bars. It brought back so many memories of the last two summers! That evening we all went out for dinner (less Sister 1, who had to work) at the restaurant that we visited my first day in Tolosa. More Kroketas and cider!
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