AC Hotel General Alava by Marriott
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Travel Blogs from Vitoria-Gasteiz
Bilbao, Euskera and El País Vasco!
... with our spanish we managed to work our way downtown following the river Nervión from the airport until our arrival in Bilbao.
We hopped off the bus at a stop on the Puente Euskalduna (Bridge of Euskalduna) where we were instantly stunned by the modern architecture of this bridge as well as the impeccably designed Guggenheim Museum just off to the right of the bridge. We were instantly gratified with our first sights of this modern city.
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::Thankfulness::
I'm sitting here in the airport of Bilbao right now, all by my lonesome. Itunes and a Café con Leche aren’t very good company. Traveling alone is definitely not for the faint of heart.
But as I sit here, I am reminded of how grateful I am for all of this. This being my trip here to Spain, the friends I have made, the places I have seen, and the growth I am experiencing.
These past six days in Vitoria were exactly what I needed. I love Sevilla, I love ...
Herri txiki neska hiri handira doa
Can you read that? Probably not...because it is in BASQUE. I made the 2.5 hour bus trip to visit long lost amiga KATE MATTINGLY! I have not seen her in almost 2 years when she came to NYC for New Year's Eve. I was so happy that we were able to reunite in Spain! She is teaching in Bilbao, which is in Basque Country and one of the most prosperous cities in Spain. I had been wanting to visit Bilbao for a long long time, so ...
"Me llamo Ángel, Guten Appetit!"
... bei Regen!).
Der Sonntag sollte wettermäßig (nach einem relativ regnerischen Samstag) etwas besser werden, sodass wir diesen Tag zu unserem "Touri-Tag" gemacht haben! Ein Stadtrundgang mit allen möglichen Sehenswürdigkeiten sollte es werden! Um die nötige Energie für den Tag zu tanken, frühstückten wir im Café "Chocolat-Box" - einem Schokoladenladen, der eine einzigartige heiße Schokolade für uns gemacht hat! Hinzu kam noch ein Schokocroissant und ein frisch ...
Two nights at Marques de Riscal
... br>
Since the hotel is really isolated and the town of Elciego is so tiny, with just a few bars, I decided not to venture out for dinner and had a glass of wine, cheese and jamon iberico in the wine bar.
The following day I took a tour of the winery (complimentary for hotel guests). While it was a nice tour, it was definitely more geared for mass tours and less personal than the smaller wineries from my ...