España Day 4 - San Sebastien to Tours

Well, after two absolutely crazy days (which felt as long as 7), day 4, our return day, was pretty chill. We rose early around 8:30am to leave the hotel of the UT kids, who didn't wake up to see us off, which was probably for the better, as maybe they would ask questions as to why the hell they put us up in the first place. We made the long walk back to Old Town, where we ate a hearty breakfast (yogurt, fruit, Nutella, and a yummy lemon bread thing) before deciding to hike a bit up the mountain between Old Town and the Bay of Biscay, where there stands a giant statue of Jesus at the top. We had tremendous views all the way up and I very much enjoyed getting some exercise - though it was not real hiking, it held me over for now (til I go hiking this weekend in Switzerland!). At the top is an nunnery, where Lauren befriend and speak Spanish with one of the nuns, who showed her around as we contently sat down on a bench and observed the lovely view.
After heading back down, we again ate - this time a solid lunch consisting of a sandwich and a cookie. It was probably the closest thing we had to a true meal. After a bit of moseying, we walked to the train station, where we talked to a skier from Quebec for a bit before boarding a train to Hendaye, a French town just over the border.
Here we killed an hour by exploring a bit of the town and buying Basque souvenirs. Finally, we got on a train to Bordeaux, during which we chatted for quite awhile and discovered the most heavenly food ever: Speculoos - like a mix between peanut butter and nutella with cinnamon in it. Literally the best thing ever. Snaps for Justin for buying it and sharing. Wow.
So we had an hour in Bordeaux, so we wandered the town a bit, bought dinner, and proceeded to not find anything worthwhile except the sketchy part of town, so we made our way back to the train station. We boarded the TGV and found that we basically had a little nook to ourselves, complete with a great table for playing cards, which I utilized to dominate the rest at gin rummy. :)
And so there it was - by this point everyone was delirious and slaphappy, meaning anything and everything was funny. After a short navette from St. Pierre des Corps to Tours, we were back - and we dispersed, finished with one of the greatest trips of my life.