Bordeaux, France

May 11, 2018

Consecrated by Pope Urban II in 1096 and rebuilt many times, The Cathedral of Saint Andrew of Bordeaux, commonly known as Bordeaux Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic church dedicated to Saint Andrew and located in Bordeaux, France. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Bordeaux.  As I navigated the area from my hotel to the […]

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Museo Telmo & other San Sebastian stuff

May 10, 2018

Wandering around San Sebastian with no itinerary.  Remembering to look around, look up, grab some tapas and just see, hear & enjoy the cool and the odd. In the heart of San Sebastian is the delightful Telmo Museo.  The first exhibit was by Tony Ray-Jones called “Simple Pleasures”  And it was the simplicity that I […]

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Aquarium, San Sebastian

May 9, 2018

Mandatory sperm whale jaw This tuna is made from tuna can lids The aquarium has a walk thru the tank glass tunnel Piranahs are big, over a foot long and thick.  I wonder if they are good eating Pipe-like eels Rock Lobster? Deadly Lionfish Poisonous pufferfish Cuttlefish Sea Urchins ? Barnacles Moray Eel

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San Sebastian

May 9, 2018

The Basque name for San Sebastian is Donostia.  This sand artist hoped that people would hit the blanket he put out with their coins   I found divers sculptures around the city on my inaugural walk   Urgull means ‘pride’ in Basque and is the name of the 123 m hill at the city’s edge. […]

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Guernica

May 7, 2018

I was pretty lucky today.  Out of the hotel, across the kid’s park and asked the first bus driver how to get to Guernica.  She said “give me €2.50 & I’ll take you there”. Once off the bus I noticed that a group of older tourists reading the same wall map as I all were […]

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Guggenheim – Bilbao

May 6, 2018

Some times it’s the building, not the art in the building that attracts people. Located on the bank of the River Nervion, it is a truly a work of art.  Designed by the American architect Frank Gehry, it is brilliant especially on a brilliant day. At the entrance to the Museum sits Jeff Koons’ Puppy. […]

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Bilbao

May 5, 2018

The first thing one sees debarking from the Madrid train is the Bilbao Rail station, naturally, but I didn’t expect this welcome. Spectacular! After dropping my kit in the hotel which was about a mile from the rail station, I went for a walk-a-bout. As is typical in most ancient European cities, there is the […]

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Park de la Montana & The Templo de Debod – Madrid

May 4, 2018

Doing from about 2 B.C. this temple stood near the site of the current Aswam Dam in Egypt.  Spain was one of the countries that sent a team to help move divers UNESCO sites that were threatened to be submerged by the new dam.  As a thank you, Egypt offered the Temple of Debod to […]

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Museo Thyssen

May 4, 2018

Unlike the Prado, The Thyssen, just a cross the street, allows photographs.  Now I can enjoy this museum over and over although many might call this more of an art gallery. I begin with Picasso.  His Man with Clarinet And Head of Man And Bullfight Sonja Delauney’s Simultaneous Dresses Marc Chagall – Grey House & […]

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Madrid Royal Botanic Garden

May 3, 2018

The RBG is a few meters from the Prado and I needed air. The gardens were great but in a month I’m guessing spectacular

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