Spain

To Getxo

On the last day of our Basque holiday in Spain, we went to a town called Getxo. Our hotel in Bilbao had a leaflet for spending one day in Getxo ready,…

Spain

Stern woman’s restaurant

Bermeo in Spain is a fishing town. We asked for the information of restaurants at the tourist office. She recommended Akelorre saying ” grilled fish there is very good”. The restaurant…

Spain

To Bermeo

Before travelling to Basque country in Spain, I had a look at internet and found a lot of tours to visit places in the region, so I was looking forward to…

Bilbao

Cow’s lip

We asked the hotel receptionist in Bilbao in Spain for the recommendation for a restaurant. He told us the name Rio Oja and the address, so we looked for it. When…

Spain

Stylish culture and sport centre

We wanted to see the Basque sport, Pelota, but unfortunatelly there were not any matches on the day, so we asked the Bilbao information centre where they would recommend us to…

Spain

Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao in Spain is very famous. Maybe because I saw the photo many times, I was not so surprised or impressed to see the real one for the…

Spain

Walk in the heavy rain

When we asked at the hotel reception how to get to the famous Guggenheim Museum from the old town, she said “You can walk there” and pointed out the route on…

Spain

Flea market

There is a square called Plaza Nueva (new square) in the old town of Bilbao, Spain. They call it ‘new’, but it was built in 1821. The Basque language Royal Academy…

Spain

Mystery of the train

When we asked the hotel staff in Bilbao how to get to San Sebastian, he said “you can get there by bus in one hour, but by train it takes nearly…