{"id":22193,"date":"2019-10-11T04:37:10","date_gmt":"2019-10-10T17:37:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/?p=22193"},"modified":"2022-04-22T09:32:22","modified_gmt":"2022-04-21T23:32:22","slug":"bilbao-spain-%f0%9f%87%aa%f0%9f%87%b8-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/?p=22193","title":{"rendered":"Bilbao, Spain \ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Date: 6-7th October 2019 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Travelled: 159 kms from Pamplona to Bilbao in the Basque region of Spain <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Visited: Bilbao  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stayed: Private aire \u20ac15 all services. N43.26025, W02.96401<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Budget: 121 days @ \u20ac78 per day <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We serviced the Hymer early and rolled out of the aire straight into the service station next door. We fill the Hymer with diesel and the LPG system as well. We bid a sad goodbye to Pamplona we really enjoyed our couple of days here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We travel north-west with the Pyrenees on our right into the Basque country. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Some road photos above. We actually had to use the wipers once or twice, the first time since Chaves in Portugal on the 7th August.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From time to time I still have thoughts of our first visit to Bilbao back in 2014. The city straddles Rio Nervi\u00f3n for 14 kms as is passes through a narrow steep valley into the sea. It has a series of interconnected freeways running either side of the Rio at various heights (given the steep terrain). Using an old GPS we got lost here three times on our last visit and the thought of a wrong turn has me a little nervous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We have no problems in 2019 and arrive at the aire without a problem. We pre-booked a site via email, in return we get a front row spot with a fabulous view.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Map of Bilbao, the icon on our parking spot <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We stopped in a car-park downtown during our last visit. This time we cough up \u20ac15 and stay in a private aire. Bloody expensive by Spanish standards but it\u2018s clean, with all the services and the bus stop is only 100m away. Did I mention the panoramic views of the city ?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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So we jump the #58 (\u20ac1.35 pp) to the city. Our mission today is to visit the Guggenheim. It was an all stops bus, so it took almost 30 minutes to the centro. Looking across the Rio Nervi\u00f3n, on a drizzly afternoon.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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We follow the river for a km or so looking for the Guggenheim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Looks like we found it !<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Finding the Guggenheim entrance is a lot more complex than finding the Guggenheim. It was behind this fancy flower pot. We booked the Guggenheim on-line yesterday (\u20ac6 seniors PP). We are disappointed to find you cannot take photos.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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This exhibit titled \u2018waste of money and space\u2019 really captivated us and set a tone for our visit.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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One of several huge photo galleries, that seemed to follow no theme.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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