Artetxe Bilbao

... our first surfing destination to dip a toe or two into a deserted Atlantic which Lym thoroughly enjoyed, however which led Annabelle to looking like an extra from a B-grade vampire movie; this following her surfboard and her face becoming rather intimate. Enough for one day, onward to our campsite at historic Santillana del Mar.<br>

... small place got packed by about 3:30. We had a delicious meal: 1) a Basque version of bruschetta (ham, tomatoes, sea salt, olive oil), 2) a clam that gave you a burst of sea, 3) the best calamari that I have ever had (whole, not your strips type) and then tail of bull (rabo de toro). Oh, yeah, I think we also had a bottle of red wine. Yum!<br><br>We took a nap after a short walk after that. We walked ...

We drove from Madrid, got a bit lost trying to find Lurdea. We thought it is a name of a village but it is not it is just the name of the Hotel/Casa Rural.<br><br>The place is amazing. Located in the hills above Bermeo, with magnificent view of the ocean. It is clean (like really clean) and has the air of a relaxing boutique hotel.<br>

... br>With the nice tourist services in the place such as tourist guide, accommodation and transportation is more convenient a tourist-friendly place. Hoteles en Bilbao, restaurantes Bilbao, Bilbao car hire and other tourist services are one of the economic sources of the city. <br><br>Hotel Information<br><br>Hotel Centro Bilbao<br>

... but much of the rest of the contents is just a bit too modern for me. Its the sort of art that challenges you to think what is art, which unlike most people I don't think is a bad thing, but only in small doses. One of the floors was closed when I was there being prepared for a new temporary exhibition.<br><br>I ate at the Guggenheim. To be honest I probably wouldn't have bothered had I not booked it some weeks ...

... University. I found what looked like a gym but there was not much action and the game was scheduled to start just 10 minutes away. A man at the front desk must have noticed my confusion and I asked him if there was a game today. He said there wasn't but maybe down the hill at the other sports center. About a 20-minute walk at a 'muy rapida' pace. I made it there just before the end of the first quarter. Nice day for a walk though. J After ...

... somewhere you want to stay. True is relatively near the tube into the city (a cab ride of about £5) but it's not worth it. We left and didn't pay for the night we stayed there (I'm not sorry).<br><br>We also came to the conclusion that we needed a car so hired one to drive us to San Seb. Spent a another day in Bilbao seeing the obvious Guggenheim.

... Chris out and about town in normal civilian clothes, but this morning he rounded the corner of the hallway wearing brown monks' robes. If you take a look at the photo by the St. Valentine's display, you can see that Chris looks spot on what you'd imagine an Irish friar to look like. Pale skin, balding, a bit of belly, short, with a humble, yet confident presence. He showed us around the church, giving us a quick guided tour with some interesting tidbits of info about the various keepsakes ...

... have seen our apartment, and apparently it is one of the nicer ones. That is nice. However, we almost feel like we are in the ghetto part of town. However, don't worry...it seems to be very safe. At least things become rather nice just a few blocks down. So after we arrived at our apartment, we unpacked and then went to bed. It was 8:00 p.m. before we were here or found the apartment---or ...

... Alexandra p.s.- If anyone wants to send me anything in the mail, here is my address: Alexandra Shepard Avenida de los Infantes 85 "Residencia Piquio" 4-3º derecha 39005 Santander, España please note: anything that you may send might not get to me in time unless you send it priority. So, either send it early through regular mail or later through priority. p.p.s.- I am not asking anyone to send me anything, but just know that I would absolutely adore it if anyone did. Kisses!