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Bilbao, Euskera and El País Vasco!
... upon entering we met some...very nice... ladies from Madrid who were in town for a national gymnastics tournament! But after spending some time in the museum and realizing that we either to...ahem "sober"...to appreciate some of the "Extreme Modern Art" pieces, we just ended up having a great time making up our own stories of the artwork! I will remember the famous "Mälm Ikea Section", the "Epilepsy Causing Word Screens", the oddly scary "Electric ...
::Thankfulness::
... and I love my host Mama, but I needed a change of scenery, a break, and a sense of family.
Oihane’s family welcomed me like one of their own – and I loved spending time with them. Marie-Carmen taught me how to make Spanish Tortilla, and even though I was horrified by the amount of olive oil needed to prepare it (about ¾ of a liter!!!) I loved laughing and talking in the kitchen as we made it.
Juan-Jo spent so much time answering all ...
Herri txiki neska hiri handira doa
... that modern art confuses me.
4. Going to a Basque birthday party
5. Apparently learning that Spain considers Bon Jovi to be "heavy metal"
6. Hanging out @ the apartment of a couple Germans and their one British room mate.
7. Realizing how much more accomplished Germans are in that they were speaking German, English & Spanish.
8. Learning how to Greek dance at 4am in the street from ...
Transports of delight
Grey, cloudy and rainy seems to be the start to our days on this cruise and today is no exception. We have booked a taxi tour through the information desk in the terminal for 10am. €25 for an hour's tour of Getxco for up to 4 people, the driver doesn't speak English but has a CD giving a commentary.
We start at the Biskaya Bridge of which only the towers are original, the crosspiece was replaced dafter the ...
Art - Ancient and Modern
After a thoroughly efficient and un-fussy breakfast, we headed off for Altamira, to see the museum for the 16,500 BC cave paintings (the first to be identified as prehistoric, back in 1879).
Not having found a hole-in-the-wall since arriving in Spain, we were still relying on the left-over small-change from previous trips to France. Fortunately, nothing has been too dear and the credit card is working. The ticket booth at Altamira doesn't take credit cards, so it was with ...