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These boots are made for walkin´
May 5, 2010
Sitting in Heathrow waiting for my connection to Bilbao. The flight was fine but a bit bumpy half way across the ocean and I wondered if we would crash into the sea. Watched a cute romantic comedy called "Leap Year" and tried to sleep. Dozed off a bit but I'm tired now sitting in Costa Coffee nursing a plain coffee which …
Bilbao, Euskera and El País Vasco!
... We walked in and saw a group of locals sitting and intently watching this unknown "Sport" that Martin and I had seen a version of earlier in the day. It resembled a Squash game along a massive court with only one wall on the left and along the front of the court. We later found out that the sport is called "Pelota Vasca" and it is quite a popular sport in the north of Spain. We began chatting with the locals and introduced ourselves in Spanish being ...
::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 ...
Transports of delight
... beautiful, and sell now for millions of Euros. There is a wide and eclectic range of building styles, mock Tudor, Swiss Chalet, Scottish Baronial, Italianate Castles and everything in between.
Overall it looks like a very prosperous and pleasant city, the part nearer the bridge being more salubrious than that near the old port. Today the port is running a free shuttle to the bridge and the old town, but we decide ...