Here in the north of Spain

Greeks in the north of Spain...what a concept.

Well, it's actually happened before...centuries ago and the romans too! However, their stay was brief, the Basque tribes in the north knew the mountianous terrain and fought strong... like all people would if in the situation of defending their homes.

I'd rather fight an enemy on my own turf... than give him the benefit of his!

If your hungry around noon, you can eat tapas to hold you over, (regular lunch time is 14:00) their one euro each and look like little sandwiches stuffed with all kinds of fun meat/cheese treats. Don't need to know the language... just point and drop your coin.

Tapas are great finger foods and every bar has them out for the choosing. The real food doesn't get served till 14:00, and dinner is at 21:00.

Our first experience with tapas was in San Sebastian, we were wandering along Calle de los Reyes Catolicos. The many bars along the way invited us to par-take in the food of faire.