Bilbao via Lourdes | FindPenguins

Plus récents d’abord

Début du voyage
5 avril 2017
Bilbao via Lourdes Voyageur
2
1 2 2 2
Lourdes - initial impressions
5 avril 2017, France ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Very impressed with the arrangements here. Was expecting the worst and got the best.
Easy access to everything and no commercial pressure.
But only a couple a restaurants open in the whole town ...
Voir la traduction
Voyageur If you're not careful you'll get run over by wheelchairs ...
06/04/2017Répondre
Voyageur Count the virgins ...
06/04/2017Répondre
Voyageur St Bernadette is big news here.
06/04/2017Répondre
6 commentaires en plus
0 j’aime
Bilbao via Lourdes Voyageur
1 1
Basilique, Lourdes
5 avril 2017, France ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Definitely a very positive feeling here. St Bernadette was definitely on to something ...
Voir la traduction
Voyageur This is it - miracle grotto!
06/04/2017Répondre
Voyageur Beautiful domed ceiling.
06/04/2017Répondre
0 j’aime
Bilbao via Lourdes Voyageur
1
1
Lourdes - lighting candles
5 avril 2017, France ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
Taking advantage of being in Lourdes to light candles for nearest and dearest who are not as well as they could be ...
Voir la traduction
Looks a bit chilly
07/04/2017Répondre
Voyageur And guess what's on at the local cinema ... St Bernadette, of course!
07/04/2017Répondre
0 j’aime
Bilbao via Lourdes Voyageur
1
1 1 1 2
Lourdes - last word
6 avril 2017, France ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Last night we practically had the place to ourselves. Today was a different picture. But the sun was shining ...
Voir la traduction
Voyageur What are these men up to?
06/04/2017Répondre
Voyageur Never has Sandra walked past so many shops!
06/04/2017Répondre
Voyageur This is the local carers uniform.
06/04/2017Répondre
3 commentaires en plus
0 j’aime
Bilbao via Lourdes Voyageur
1
1
Bilbao - first impressions
6 avril 2017, Espagne ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
Arrived during a cycle race with half the roads closed! After a few circuits of the city finally found our accommodation. Oh dear never mind said Nigel.
Voir la traduction
Voyageur All this and draught beer too!!!
06/04/2017Répondre
Voyageur Thank goodness! The menu has pictures ..
07/04/2017Répondre
0 j’aime
Bilbao via Lourdes Voyageur
1 1 3
Guggenheim Museum - outside
7 avril 2017, Espagne ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Amazing titanium carapace.
Voyageur Tulips
07/04/2017Répondre
Voyageur Affectionately known as "mother"
07/04/2017Répondre
Voyageur Guess what it is??? No not Sandra, the big green thing covered in flowers!
07/04/2017Répondre
2 commentaires en plus
0 j’aime
Bilbao via Lourdes Voyageur
1
1
Another Richard Serra installation
7 avril 2017, Espagne ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Saw the last one in America. This one was also great fun. It was fascinating to see how different people interacted with it. Great scrap value too ...
Voir la traduction
Voyageur Dead end!!!
07/04/2017Répondre
Great scrap value too ... so it has some worth
08/04/2017Répondre
0 j’aime
Bilbao via Lourdes Voyageur
Guggenheim Museum - inside
7 avril 2017, Espagne ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
A great space with plenty of large "rooms" ideal for displaying art.
Voir la traduction
0 j’aime
Bilbao via Lourdes Voyageur
Procession of Our Lady of Sorrows
7 avril 2017, Espagne ⋅ 🌙 12 °C
And now for something completely different ... and they've been doing this since 1553!
Voir la traduction
0 j’aime
Bilbao via Lourdes Voyageur
1 1 1
Bilbao market
8 avril 2017, Espagne ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
The old market has been smoothed up but still has the original stall holders with lots of local food and drink.
Voir la traduction
Voyageur See how many different body parts of a pig you can spot!?
09/04/2017Répondre
Voyageur The middle one looks worried ...
09/04/2017Répondre
Voyageur Surprisingly he still has all his fingers.
09/04/2017Répondre
0 j’aime
Bilbao via Lourdes Voyageur
Doorways of Bilbao
8 avril 2017, Espagne ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Lots of interesting doorways, especially in the old town.
Voir la traduction
0 j’aime
Bilbao via Lourdes Voyageur
1 1
Bilbao: along the Nervion river
8 avril 2017, Espagne ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Flows through the city with the old town one side and the new town on the other.
Voir la traduction
Not as good as your chain saw
10/04/2017Répondre
No pink oars!
10/04/2017Répondre
0 j’aime
Bilbao via Lourdes Voyageur
Bilbao: wandering through the old town
8 avril 2017, Espagne ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Mostly built around the 19th century but on the old plan with narrow streets. Great to wander around but overwhelming number of bars and cafes. ..
Voir la traduction
0 j’aime
Bilbao via Lourdes Voyageur
1
1
Bilbao - shopping
9 avril 2017, Espagne ⋅ 🌙 7 °C
Lots of small independent retailers.
Now this is more like it, ah retail therapy at last.
10/04/2017Répondre
In A&E with the intellectually limited
10/04/2017Répondre
0 j’aime
Bilbao via Lourdes Voyageur
1
2 1 1
Procession of Our Lady of Bitterness
9 avril 2017, Espagne ⋅ 🌙 7 °C
Every night another procession leading up to Easter. The emphasis was on drumming ..
Voir la traduction
Voyageur There's "bitterness" herself.
09/04/2017Répondre
Voyageur Quite an array of colours ...
09/04/2017Répondre
All looks very sinister, makes you wonder why they felt the need.
10/04/2017Répondre
2 commentaires en plus
0 j’aime
Bilbao via Lourdes Voyageur
1 1
Palm Sunday in Bilbao
9 avril 2017, Espagne ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Hoping for a quiet start to the day when the band came down our street!!!
Voir la traduction
Voyageur The croissants are a bit small but jolly tasty.
09/04/2017Répondre
'Palm' guitars?
13/04/2017Répondre
0 j’aime
Bilbao via Lourdes Voyageur
Basque coast - Getaria
11 avril 2017, Espagne ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Thought we'd see a little of the coast. Unfortunately, it was a bit foggy but it still looked good.
Voir la traduction
0 j’aime
Bilbao via Lourdes Voyageur
Collioure - south of Perpignan
11 avril 2017, France ⋅ 🌙 17 °C
Breaking the journey on the way home. But after Spain poor service and high prices brought us back to earth with a bump!
Very pretty place but we will not be coming back ...
Voir la traduction
1 j’aime

Fin du voyage
11 avril 2017