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jenni_blogI arrived later than planned in Bilbao on December 2nd. There was not much else to do but have something to eat for supper and go for a walk around the hotel. The next day I decided to visit the Guggenheim Museum and then do some shopping at the stores I saw the night before. It was raining and I didn't know my way around Bilbao at this time, so I took a cab to the Guggenheim. What a spectacular place. Here are some of the photos I took there.
This is the famous Guggenheim Puppy, from the back.
The Puppy from the side. He was covered in pansies which do well this time of year. In the summer he is planted with more colourful flowers.
The sculpture that looks like Christmas decorations. This and the Puppy are on the outside of the museum.
On the first floor were these huge sculptures that you could walk through.
Also on the first floor was this room that had a wall of blue and red lights, coursing up and down from ceiling to floor. It's too bad the photo cannot show it adequately.
I enjoyed taking the lift up to the second and third floors. You can see there are walkways where you can see down below.
Unfortunately, that is all I got of the Guggenheim. You weren't allowed to take photos of the paintings and artwork on the other two levels. There was a show on the second floor called "HAUNTED" and an exhibition of the Dutch and Flemish masters' paintings on the third.
When I left I went for a walk across the street and took a picture of the Guggenheim from that vantage point.
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The next day I was devastated because my two friends couldn't join me because of the Spanish air traffic controllers' strike. But I was very fortunate that they 'introduced' me to the most wonderful Spanish girl![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
xurda87 whom they had met through the Athletic Club community on LJ. When I met her we hit it off immediately and she took me for a long walk to see the countryside. Here are some of the most outstanding photos I took.
We went up in a lift to the top of a hill. This was one of the views from the top. You can see how beautifully green it is.
This is my lovely companion, on the bridge that you take once you get off the lift.
And this is me, on the same bridge. It was windy!
This is the path we travelled at the top of the hill.
We could hear sounds of a football match and came across this old arena.
I liked these unusual trees planted out front.
Then we went inside and watched part of an amateur match!
And this was the really, really old concession stand!
This is the Casco Viejo metro station. I have always been impressed with how clean and modern the train and metro stations are in Spain. Last year in Sevilla and Cadiz, this year in Bilbao!
The stairs that go all the way down to the bottom of the hill!
OMG! The Museo Vasco! We never got to go inside. They have funny hours...it was only open between 11:00 - 14:00 and we were never around at that time!
OK, this is all for now. I need to do some more resizing of photos before I make the next post! :)
This is the famous Guggenheim Puppy, from the back.
The Puppy from the side. He was covered in pansies which do well this time of year. In the summer he is planted with more colourful flowers.
The sculpture that looks like Christmas decorations. This and the Puppy are on the outside of the museum.
On the first floor were these huge sculptures that you could walk through.
Also on the first floor was this room that had a wall of blue and red lights, coursing up and down from ceiling to floor. It's too bad the photo cannot show it adequately.
I enjoyed taking the lift up to the second and third floors. You can see there are walkways where you can see down below.
Unfortunately, that is all I got of the Guggenheim. You weren't allowed to take photos of the paintings and artwork on the other two levels. There was a show on the second floor called "HAUNTED" and an exhibition of the Dutch and Flemish masters' paintings on the third.
When I left I went for a walk across the street and took a picture of the Guggenheim from that vantage point.
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The next day I was devastated because my two friends couldn't join me because of the Spanish air traffic controllers' strike. But I was very fortunate that they 'introduced' me to the most wonderful Spanish girl
xurda87 whom they had met through the Athletic Club community on LJ. When I met her we hit it off immediately and she took me for a long walk to see the countryside. Here are some of the most outstanding photos I took.We went up in a lift to the top of a hill. This was one of the views from the top. You can see how beautifully green it is.
This is my lovely companion, on the bridge that you take once you get off the lift.
And this is me, on the same bridge. It was windy!
This is the path we travelled at the top of the hill.
We could hear sounds of a football match and came across this old arena.
I liked these unusual trees planted out front.
Then we went inside and watched part of an amateur match!
And this was the really, really old concession stand!
This is the Casco Viejo metro station. I have always been impressed with how clean and modern the train and metro stations are in Spain. Last year in Sevilla and Cadiz, this year in Bilbao!
The stairs that go all the way down to the bottom of the hill!
OMG! The Museo Vasco! We never got to go inside. They have funny hours...it was only open between 11:00 - 14:00 and we were never around at that time!
OK, this is all for now. I need to do some more resizing of photos before I make the next post! :)
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Date: 2010-12-19 09:07 pm (UTC)I love your icon! I need some new ones and the architecture ones are appealing to me now. I might make some from my photos! :)
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Date: 2010-12-20 12:46 am (UTC)I know Marta loves the Basque country and especially Biarritz too *smiles*
On my icon is BOGOTA!!! (I still want to go there but I guess it will be always a dream)
I think you could make icons from some of your photos!
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Date: 2010-12-21 12:19 am (UTC)I remember your icons of Colombian places! They were so beautiful...I would love to go there too, but in the meantime I have made some great friends in Europe that I would love to visit again and again and again! It leaves no time for visiting other places unless I can win a lottery, quit working and travel, travel, travel! :)
I will try to make some niceeeeee icons!!! XD
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Date: 2010-12-21 12:33 pm (UTC)