The Guggenheim,Bilbao

A day in Bilbao

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November 12th 2009
We must surely be in a very relaxed mode because we didn’t wake up until 8am this morning.That is after 10 hours sleep!!!Or perhaps the 3 days on the road from Barcelona had taken the wind out of our sails and last night was catch up time. We headed for Bilbao in the late morning with the plan to take in the Guggenheim and the old city and anything else that we see in between. The drive into Bil ... 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