Adventure of the month

In my last post, I started listing all the things I loved about the six days I spent in the Bilbao region. At some point, it hit me that I had way too many photos for one post and didn't want to be responsible for anyone spraining a scrolling finger. With that in mind, let's continue with this Bilbao lovefest. 6. San Sebastian Beach resort, Belle Epoque architecture, the world's greatest number of Michelin star restaurants per capita and a viewpoint with bumper cars-this town has a lot to offer. It would be easy to spend a couple of days here. Since we were here on a day tour, we had a grand total of 2 hours. This gave us just enough time to glimpse some of the highlights. The Maria Cristina Bridge The San Sebastian Cathedral De Okendo Plaza, a monument to a Spanish admiral Constitution Square, formerly a bull ring now the city's main plaza Viewpoint from the Igueldo Amusement Park With more time, I would have happily done the Michelin thing, gone for a swim and gotten

1.  The Guggenheim Museum I didn't exactly choose Bilbao as my next travel destination, fate (and Skyscanner) did. This is because the Skyscanner site has a cool feature where you plug in your dates, home airport and choose "everywhere" as your destination. It then gives you a list of options, starting with the cheapest. I decided I would go with whatever came up as the cheapest place I hadn't been. Bilbao was the winner  at a cool 155€ round-trip.  All I knew about the city was that it was home to the iconic Frank Gehry designed Guggenheim Museum and honestly this was enough for me.  I was first introduced to Gehry's work in 2001 via an  exhibition  at the NYC Guggenheim. Ever since, I have actively sought out his work all over the globe. To see his most famous building in person had me giddy beyond words. Well, not all words. I did scream "Para, para, para!!" on a crowded bus en route from the airport to the city. It was my first time laying eyes on th