Zenit 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 ...

... few pinchos and glasses of wine. It is the favorite pastime of Bilbaoans on a Friday night. In fact, it’s 10pm and they action is just starting….but we’re settling in for bed. We’ve just been blown away by the food this time around. In the past our gastronomic experience was less than stellar. I think we just hadn’t gone to the right places. The feature tonight was a duck ...

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>

Bilbao, the capital of Viscaya in the county, with the nice weather and climate that is milder than in most other parts of the peninsula, rarely falling below freezing in winter or rising above 35 degree C in summer. <br><br>One of the best features of this place is the collection of Museums that exhibit the artifacts that well ...

... San Sebastian metro area, the biking turned quickly from pleasant ride to hell. There seems to be no good way to enter a city on bike, so we´re trying to avoid that from now on. After finally making it into the city center away from the frightening highway driving, we found the hotel that Javier, a colleague of Jenny´s mom, had kindly booked for us. The accommodations were perfect, and we were able to stroll around the ...

Urghh long, long bus journey from Valencia. Sleeping tablets helped, but what didn't were the rude Spanish couple behind us who persisted on banging on the back of our seats all journey. They seemed angry that we were using the recline function which we had paid, and were entitled to use...<br><br>Anyway, arrive at about 8 or something where we got ...

... will join Janice and I on in first quarter 2009! ... Another quick shout out to Erika at our office who has been playing host to our Spanish guests who are in Sacramento. Erika speaks Spanish fluently and because of that I asked her to pick up Martin and Lali at the SF airport. She did, and then on the ride home and over the first couple of days developed a friendship with them, even celebrating the 4th of July together and going out for dinner and an exploration ...

Hello. So, there hasn't been anything really that has happened since yesterday. I am posting some photos. I went to the beach yesterday. I laid out for about an hour and got a little burnt. I am glad to finally see this beautiful weather and not the rain. I also had my mid-term today for the first term....can you ...

... and even a better location overlooking the main drag through this part of town. A bit noisy with the door to the balcony open, but with the door closed its fine. Last night we hoofed around town and stopped in a few tapas bars for dinner. We're still getting the hang of the ettiquette, but it is fun, and tasty. There are hundreds of different kinds of tapas. My favorite today was a slice of baguette topped with a nice slice of Jamon ...

The Guggenheim Museum is unreal. You would think i love museums (well i dont....) but this one is spectacular, not only for it structure but also the content. I took a million photos, spent about 4 hours there, just in awe at the building. Its a titanium/concrete structure, smack bang in the middle of older buildings surrounded by the river that runs through the city. Definitely out of place and very hard to miss!! Its curves and lines and general shape is something to ...