Palacio Urgoiti Golf Bilbao

Having disembarked the Pride of Bilbao, following our two day mini-cruise (the highlights of which were DVD horse races, bingo, Geordies on the lash and two memorable dining experiences at Langans Brasserie), we faced the delights of industrial Bilbao, which proved to be a fitting introduction to North Spain. Undaunted we headed to ...

Thursday, October 15, 2009<br><br>Bilbao, Spain <br><br>We've traveled for about 18 hours now and will arrive in Bilbao in a matter of minutes. Our trip from Albuquerque to Washington was pretty uneventful and, in fact, because of tremendous tailwinds made it about 30 minutes ahead of schedule. The flight from DC to Munich was pretty uneventful as well (with the exception of about an hour of mild ...

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>

... for thousands of year the history of the City and Spain As a whole. <br><br>Guggenheim Museum<br>Museo de Bellas Artes<br>Basque Museum<br>La Ría Maritime Museum<br>Museo Taurino (Bullfighting Museum)<br>Museo Diocesano de Arte Sacro (Museum of Sacred Art)<br>Museo de Reproducciones Artísticas (Museum of Artistic Reproductions ...

... is impossible to describe and needs to be experienced. Some fantastic permanent installations - including one massive steel sculptural installation which is an amazing experience in itself.<br><br> <br> <br><br>Saw an ...

... the tube to head to camping Soplena. After the blow out in Ibiza we thought we'd keep it cheap and camp. The plan was to spend a few days here, then head to San Sebastien and then into France.<br><br>Camping Sopelana - DONT STAY HERE! Although the beach it is is AMAZING and beautiful, the campsite here is not. It's dirty, dirty, dirty and really ...

... home of "Puente Colgante" (www.puente-colgante.com). What a cool structure. We find a killer parking spot and walk to the bridge. On the way, I **** Janice off bigtime. I have Sam, she has Ella ... and we are all four crossing the street in the crosswalk. A car comes and we make eye contact with the driver. I stop, thinking about the times I've seen near misses on the trip. Janice goes, thinking about the times she's seen pedestrans command the right of way. Out ...

... on. Somehow, I managed to be caught in it to the point I really twisted my ankle. It was so fast that I am not sure if I hit it against the rock, but I did sprain it. I came out of the water and then kept on surfing. The water was really cold (we had wet suits), which I was ok with, but it probably kept my ankle from swelling. It was really sore though. That night, we were on time to catch the metro back home, but for ...

... night before i left for Bilbao it started pouring rain in the south of Spain. so when I met Herbert, I asked him about the weather of Bilbao, and he assured me that it hardly ever rains. the next morning I woke up to rain, and It didn't stop for two days. lucky me, eh? the town was absolutely beautiful. it was the best kept city i have seen in Europe. No back allies reeking of ****. no dog **** on the ground as you walked down ...

We couldn´t get accommodation in San Sebastian, as we left it too late and it was all booked out. So we picked the next closest town, Bilbao. We have learnt, that even if a town looks close on a map, that in Spain - there is sometimes no direct way to get to it. It was going to take us six hours to go a very short distance by train, so we opted for the two hour bus trip.... my ...