My friend Dianne from Canada joined me in Bilbao and we are now exploring northern Spain. Spent a great day in Bilbao wandering through the city. The Guggenheim Museum is fabulous, not only the building which is a work of art itself but the exhibits inside as well. There is much work by Richard Serra that is fabulous - impressive in scale and size but also the form and shape of his pieces. Unfortunately no photos of the exhibits - those were not allowed but here are some of the building and art outside.
We then travelled to Burgos by train (internet is wonderful - found the train schedule and hotel with a few clicks...) The country side is rolling hills and we kept going through clouds but arrived in gorgeous sunshine. Burgos, while similar to Bilbao has a different feel. We are staying in the old part of the city where most of the streets are limited to pedestrians only so it makes for a great place to walk around. There is a huge cathedral here that we explored - some of it was built in the 1200s beautiful and impressive architecture.
one of the plazas in Burgos
me with the pilgrim in Burgos...
We are off to Leon today - again by train and then to Sarria (not sure if by train or bus yet - need to figure this one out yet) to meet up with John and Jan and start our trek on the Camino on Monday.
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