We are Larry and Mary Yrigoyen and we went on the Rick Steve's Basque tour to find out. |
Who are the Basque people? Larry has been wondering this his whole life after learning from his dad that their name, “Yrigoyen,” was of Basque heritage. With only this fact to go on, we knew we had to visit the area to find out more for ourselves.
While on our tour in Bayonne, France, Larry found a bookstore with the name “Hirigoyen” across the top. Our great tour guide, Francisco, made sure we got to stop and go inside. It turns out the owner looked just like Larry! We couldn't have asked for a better experience than this tour. We had a great time discovering so many insights into Larry's heritage. |
From the Beginning in Bayonne to Bilbao
We began our journey in Bayonne where we arrived a day early and the lady at the desk was thrilled to see us. She said "you are from here" and we answered. "maybe, we don't know". Then Francisco was overjoyed to see us because we were Basque.
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We learned so much about the language, history and people. We each brought home a special symbol of the Basque with Mary getting a necklace and Larry getting a ring.
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