SpanienEuskal Autonomia ErkidegoaBilbaoTeatro Arriaga43°15’33” N 2°55’28” W
SpanienEuskal Autonomia ErkidegoaBilbaoTeatro Arriaga43°15’32” N 2°55’28” W
25 september 2018, Spanien ⋅ ⛅ 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 morningLäs mer
SpanienEuskal Autonomia ErkidegoaBilbaoTeatro Arriaga43°15’32” N 2°55’29” W
24 september 2018, Spanien ⋅ ⛅ 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 weLäs mer
SpanienLa RiojaEncisoEl Villar42°8’15” N 2°14’48” W
23 september 2018, Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 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, wasLäs mer
SpanienEuskal Autonomia ErkidegoaLaguardiaSolar de Samaniego42°33’14” N 2°35’7” W
22 september 2018, Spanien ⋅ ⛅ 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 wallsLäs mer
SpanienEuskal Autonomia ErkidegoaLaguardiaSolar de Samaniego42°33’14” N 2°35’7” W
SpanienEuskal Autonomia ErkidegoaLaguardiaSolar de Samaniego42°33’14” N 2°35’7” W
22 september 2018, Spanien ⋅ ⛅ 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'sLäs mer
SpanienEuskal Autonomia ErkidegoaLaguardiaSolar de Samaniego42°33’14” N 2°35’7” W
SpanienCastilla y LeónBurgosRío Cardeñadijo42°20’25” N 3°42’24” W
20 september 2018, Spanien ⋅ ⛅ 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 isLäs mer
SpanienCastilla y LeónBurgosRío Cardeñadijo42°20’25” N 3°42’24” W
20 september 2018, Spanien ⋅ ⛅ 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 toLäs mer
