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jenni_blogThe Vizcaya Bridge, or Puente Colgante, is the oldest transport bridge in the world, construction having started in 1890. In 1999 a pathway over the top was created so people could walk across it, across the Nervion River. The pathway affords a panoramic view of Bilbao beneath. A gigantic gondola suspended from the bridge, carries vehicles and large animals across the river without touching the water. The bridge was declared a World Heritage site in 2006.
I also took some photos on my last walk around La Plaza Nueva, one of my favourite places to visit in Bilbao.
Looking up at one side of Puente Vizcaya
The Nervion River.
A view of Getxo from atop the bridge.
The river seen through the bridge.
The Getxo side again from the bridge.
This was the bridge 'sentinel'. At first I thought he was real!
He seemed to be looming there and gave me a start when I first noticed him!
This is the bottom of the bridge from the Getxo side.
This pretty little park was at the bottom.
Looking up...
Some nice buildings in Getxo.
The morning I left Bilbao for Berlin, Germany (December 7th) I went out and took some pictures in the Plaza Nueva. That was a big square that I loved to walk through every day. In this bar I ate six pintxos in one sitting! (Okay, I was standing, and they were very small!) And I washed them down with a glass of Txaicoli, a delicious Basque white wine.
Next door to it was another very busy bar.
Whenever I felt like having a coffee, I went to the 'Coffee Break' where they also served delicious sandwiches and sweet pastries.![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
xurda87 and I went here on our last night together. *sniff* *sob*
OMG...Victor Montes...the busiest bar in the square! It was gorgeous.
Some other views of La Plaza Nueva before I leave you.
And last but not least...the Cafe Bar Bilbao! We passed by this place every single day! Never went in, but this bar is mentioned in the Lonely Planet Guide to Spain, in the section on Bilbao! It's a landmark, on the far side of La Plaza Nueva. Bye bye Cafe Bar Bilbao, and bye bye Bilbao. I hope I can return soon!
I also took some photos on my last walk around La Plaza Nueva, one of my favourite places to visit in Bilbao.
Looking up at one side of Puente Vizcaya
The Nervion River.
A view of Getxo from atop the bridge.
The river seen through the bridge.
The Getxo side again from the bridge.
This was the bridge 'sentinel'. At first I thought he was real!
He seemed to be looming there and gave me a start when I first noticed him!
This is the bottom of the bridge from the Getxo side.
This pretty little park was at the bottom.
Looking up...
Some nice buildings in Getxo.
The morning I left Bilbao for Berlin, Germany (December 7th) I went out and took some pictures in the Plaza Nueva. That was a big square that I loved to walk through every day. In this bar I ate six pintxos in one sitting! (Okay, I was standing, and they were very small!) And I washed them down with a glass of Txaicoli, a delicious Basque white wine.
Next door to it was another very busy bar.
Whenever I felt like having a coffee, I went to the 'Coffee Break' where they also served delicious sandwiches and sweet pastries.
xurda87 and I went here on our last night together. *sniff* *sob*
OMG...Victor Montes...the busiest bar in the square! It was gorgeous.
Some other views of La Plaza Nueva before I leave you.
And last but not least...the Cafe Bar Bilbao! We passed by this place every single day! Never went in, but this bar is mentioned in the Lonely Planet Guide to Spain, in the section on Bilbao! It's a landmark, on the far side of La Plaza Nueva. Bye bye Cafe Bar Bilbao, and bye bye Bilbao. I hope I can return soon!
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Date: 2010-12-22 01:13 am (UTC)