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- lördag 15 september 2018 09:00
- ☀️ 16 °C
- Höjd över havet: 25 m
SpanienPlaza Nueva43°15’34” N 2°55’20” W
Basque-ing in Bilbao
15 september 2018, Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
I’ve not visited the Basque area before so it’s a bag of surprises. My senses are expecting to hear and see a language with some familiarity to other European languages - but Basque (or Euskara)Läs mer
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- lördag 15 september 2018 15:00
- ☀️ 27 °C
- Höjd över havet: 20 m
- SpanienGuggenheim Museum Bilbao43°16’7” N 2°56’2” W
Gazing at the Guggenheim
15 september 2018, Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Words don’t really do it justice - amazing architecture from Frank Gehry.
Jeff Koons’ iconic ‘Puppy’ stands as a sentinel at the entrance.
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- lördag 15 september 2018 18:00
- ☀️ 26 °C
- Höjd över havet: 226 m
- SpanienFingerprint Sculpture43°16’27” N 2°55’19” W
More Bilbao
15 september 2018, Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Lovely to walk around - locals enjoying their Sunday. Came across impromptu dancing on the river esplanade. Families picnicking. Some mini festival in the main park. Generally a city at ease withLäs mer
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- lördag 15 september 2018 22:00
- 🌙 21 °C
- Höjd över havet: 34 m
- SpanienPlaza Nueva43°15’32” N 2°55’21” W
Pintxos Paradise
15 september 2018, Spanien ⋅ 🌙 21 °C
Basque Country is renowned for its gastronomy. In fact it has the highest concentration of Michelin-starred restaurants per capita in the world!
The local Pintxos may not have those stars - but whatLäs mer
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- Dag 3
- måndag 17 september 2018
- ⛅ 22 °C
- Höjd över havet: 399 m
- SpanienParque del Espolón42°27’53” N 2°26’23” W
Logroño to LaGuardia
17 september 2018, Spanien ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Met up with my Skadaddle Espana bike tour in Logroño. It was the local festival for the start of the wine harvest. Everyone out celebrating, music, bands and frivolity.
Logrõna is on the Camino deLäs mer
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- tisdag 18 september 2018
- ⛅ 22 °C
- Höjd över havet: 816 m
- SpanienEzcaray42°19’36” N 3°0’48” W
LaGuardia to Ezcaray
18 september 2018, Spanien ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Big early climb over the Herrera col, then cycling through the heart of the Rioja wine area. Beautifully tended vines with grapes just ready for harvesting.
The Sierra de Cantabria is one of theLäs mer
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- onsdag 19 september 2018
- ☀️ 22 °C
- Höjd över havet: 1 129 m
- SpanienRío Zumel41°58’51” N 3°2’30” W
Ezcaray to Quintanar de la Sierra
19 september 2018, Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Big day of climbs. Thought I was practically going backwards on the first 12km climb with a gradient of 14%. But I made it!
Glorious scenery heading away from the Sierra de Cantabria and into theLäs mer
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- Dag 6
- torsdag 20 september 2018 19:33
- ☀️ 26 °C
- Höjd över havet: 733 m
- SpanienSan Millán de la Cogolla42°19’32” N 2°51’57” W
Quintanar to San Millán de la Cogolla
20 september 2018, Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Got our altitude with an initial 9km climb and then rewarded with a gentle 35km drift down through a spectacular valley following the Río Najerilla.
The winding road was in perfect condition butLäs mer
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- fredag 21 september 2018 19:13
- ⛅ 25 °C
- Höjd över havet: 399 m
- SpanienPlaza del Mercado42°28’7” N 2°26’35” W
San Millán to Logrono
21 september 2018, Spanien ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Some ups and downs as we headed back towards Logroño. We had a bit of a peloton going and enjoyed some kilometers of high speed cruising.
76km, 825m climbed.
Celebrated the end of an excellentLäs mer
very different from Spanish