Not all who wander are lost
Our Denver road trip really started Wednesday night when I picked Elana up at Denver International Airport – she flew in from Newark, New Jersey (EWR) and was already ready for our Denver road trip and American adventure to begin. That night, since most restaurants nearby my new condo on Josephine Street had closed, we…
We visited Rioja on two separate occasions – once on a day-trip from Bilbao and once on our way back to Barcelona, where we spent the night but didn’t have much time to do anything meaningful. Rioja for the First Time After lunch and an hour of driving on May 21 (and after our morning…
Our last day in Bilbao began after breakfast with a long drive to Altamira to see the paleolithic cave drawings of wild animals and human hands. The Altamira cave isn’t technically located in Basque country (it’s in Cantabria, 30 km from Santander), but is close enough to make a convenient day trip. It took us about 1.5…
The second time in Bilbao, I spent more time exploring the area outside of the city and less walking through the city itself – this time in Gernika and Bermeo (and Rioja). Road to Gernika After breakfast, Leslie and I went out with Aitor by car to view some more seaside villages and Gernika (Guernica), which…
Today was a day dedicated to driving to Bilbao, and visiting the Greater Bilbao. Discovering the Farm at Jesuskoa After a wonderful breakfast at Jesuskoa, I walked around the farm and visited the animals. Besides this cute dog, there were a pair of vicious, barking German Shepherds that wanted to eat me alive. I did not…
I woke up in my gorgeous Spanish castle in Hondarribia and before going down for breakfast, walked around the castle and took some pictures of the Basque seaside. Remember, Hondarribia is on the west shore of the Bidasoa river, in Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Spain. Hondarribia – Basque Seaside Begins After a great buffet breakfast (with the addition of fried eggs), Aitor gave us…
