Bilbao railway station

drive by Guggenheiming

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April 25th 2008
Here we are, on the other side of the Iberian Peninsula. It's very close to the sea, the river is tidal and so I might as well claim to be in the vicinity of the Bay Of Biscay. Westside... Hang on, isn't there some Basque Seperatist terrorost group operating here? We'd better keep our bags close to hand, not because they'll get stolen, but because the police will send in the Bomb squad to defuse ... read more

Europe » Spain » Basque Country » Bilbao

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Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in ... ... read more