ИспанияEuskal Autonomia ErkidegoaBilbaoTeatro Arriaga43°15’33” N 2°55’28” W
25 сентября 2018 г., Испания ⋅ 🌙 13 °C
As first I thought that Bilbao didn't have anything going for it - a fairly boring city without any sites other than the Guggenheim. After a day and night I see that I am mistaken. Not great sightsЧитать далее
ИспанияEuskal Autonomia ErkidegoaBilbaoTeatro Arriaga43°15’32” N 2°55’28” W
25 сентября 2018 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
This spectacular building sits on the river front in the heart of Bilbao and was opened in 1997 to a Frank Gehry design, and is probably the reason most people come to Bilbao. We spent all morningЧитать далее
ИспанияEuskal Autonomia ErkidegoaBilbaoTeatro Arriaga43°15’32” N 2°55’29” W
24 сентября 2018 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
We left LaGuardia this morning for a longish drive to Bilbao. Our first stop was at a viewpoint up the mountain but it was in the clouds and drizzling so we didn't get much view. So far this trip weЧитать далее
ИспанияLa RiojaEncisoEl Villar42°8’15” N 2°14’48” W
23 сентября 2018 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
120 million years ago the plain south of Rioja was a flat swampy wetland, home to many herbivore dinosaurs and so also the carnivore raptors. As these dinosaurs walked in the mud , it dried, wasЧитать далее
ИспанияEuskal Autonomia ErkidegoaLaguardiaSolar de Samaniego42°33’14” N 2°35’7” W
22 сентября 2018 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
In the afternoon we visited two sites just outside of Laguardia. The first was the remains of a celticiberian settlement dating from 1400 BC to 400 BC. Although there are only the low remains of wallsЧитать далее
ИспанияEuskal Autonomia ErkidegoaLaguardiaSolar de Samaniego42°33’14” N 2°35’7” W
22 сентября 2018 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
We spent the morning wandering the narrow medieval streets of Laguardia, and walking around the walls. The town is so small and confined to a narrow hilltop that it only takes 20 or 30 minutes to walkЧитать далее
ИспанияEuskal Autonomia ErkidegoaLaguardiaSolar de Samaniego42°33’14” N 2°35’7” W
22 сентября 2018 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
On our way into Laguardia we stopped to see the winery of Marques de Riscal, which is one of the biggest and most famous Rioja names. The estate is huge and I guess hadn't suffered much from Spain'sЧитать далее
ИспанияEuskal Autonomia ErkidegoaLaguardiaSolar de Samaniego42°33’14” N 2°35’7” W
21 сентября 2018 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Fòr most of this trip we have been travelling through brown flat countryside- the massive high Spanish plain - that is used mainly for growing wheat, now harvested. Also mile upon mile of sunflowersЧитать далее
ИспанияCastilla y LeónBurgosRío Cardeñadijo42°20’25” N 3°42’24” W
20 сентября 2018 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
When we were in Segovia the road outside our hotel had brass scallop shells embedded in it, which are the symbol of the pilgrims taking the Camino de Santiago to Santiago de Compostela. The story isЧитать далее
ИспанияCastilla y LeónBurgosRío Cardeñadijo42°20’25” N 3°42’24” W
20 сентября 2018 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Woke this morning to thick fog, with even the spires of the cathedral barely visible. Thankfully it dispersed as soon as the sun came up and the day was clear and hot as usual. We drove out of town toЧитать далее
