Thriller on Mount Igueldo
On our second day in San Sebastián, we packed our beach gear and went down to La Concha for some marine relaxation. Josie and I swam out to one of the rafts anchored out in the bay, so we could use the slide and jump into the cool waters. Wherever I go I like to have a swim in the sea, even in Brighton! The fresh air made us hungry, so we walked away from the beach to find somewhere to eat. At the Ondaretta beach end of town there aren’t any cafes on the beach, so we walked inland to look for somewhere on Google Maps. I found Kok, which proved to be a great source of childish jokes, my favourite kind. I can’t actually remember what I had to eat, so it was probably pintxos or tapas.
A short walk from our lunch stop is the funicular railway that was built in 1912 to take fun-lovers the top of Mount Igueldo. It is a single track with a passing place half way up for the up and down carriages to pass. It is delightfully old-fashioned and practical, and considerably better than walking. At the summit is a hotel and cafe, and a small, quaint funfair. It’s a most peculiar place for a funfair and has a tiny boating pond for slow bumper boats that is about three hundred feet above the Atlantic. The chief attraction is the spectacular views over San Sebastián and out into the Bay of Biscay.
Josie persuaded us to go on the little roller coaster which rises and plunges around the park. I said it then, and I’ll say it again, it’s a genuinely thrilling ride which made me squeal like a child several times when we hurtled downhill under a bridge. I thought my head would get knocked off and ducked as I went under!
There is a hotel with a bar giving spectacular views over La Concha, so we had a beer to calm our shattered nerves. We didn’t fancy eating pintxos for dinner again, so we went to La Mafia Restaurant and had a very good Italian meal. When in Spain, do as the Romans do, and eat pizza.
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