{"id":3292,"date":"2023-10-06T07:54:20","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T11:54:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pisarro.org\/aboutnick\/?p=3292"},"modified":"2023-10-07T09:29:49","modified_gmt":"2023-10-07T13:29:49","slug":"basque-country-day-11-september-15-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pisarro.org\/aboutnick\/?p=3292","title":{"rendered":"Basque Country, Day 11 \u2014 September 15, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"

The breakfast buffet featured eggs, cold cuts, breads, cereals, and desserts. There were also slices of \u00a0fresh pineapple and oranges. Then we had a walk though town. Todd led us to the mercado<\/em> (market) where we had a “coffee break.” \u00a0I convinced Nick \u00a0that we needed a vegetable. We shared a slice of carrot cake.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>It was time for our tour of the Guggenheim Bilbao Museum. As Rick \"\"<\/a>Steves says in his book, Basque Country: Spain & France<\/em>, “Even if you’re not turned on by contemporary art, the Guggenheim is a must-see experience.
\nIts twenty galleries, on three floors, are full of surprises, \"\"<\/a>and it’s well worth it just to appreciate the museum’s structural design, which \"\"<\/a>is a masterpiece in itself.” \u00a0(page 50) I strongly recommend having a knowledgable tour guide, as we did. Outside the museum there’s a structure of a West Highland Terrier called Puppy<\/em> \u00a0that contains 60,000 plants and flowers. It was supposed to be temporary, but the townspeople loved it so much that they bought it. There is also a fascinating structure of a spider. In the photos, you can see me with Nick as well as with my buddy, Linda.
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We had lunch in the museum’s cafeteria. Nick ordered a salad, while I enjoyed a grilled brie and avocado sandwich with tomato. Raw tomatoes are not my favorite, but when traveling I try to go with the flow.<\/p>\n

We returned to our hotel room for a rest. This was to be the group’s final dinner together. We enjoyed drinks \u00a0and breads. \"\"<\/a>The appetizer was eggplant rollatini, one of my favorites. Our entree choices were cod, turbot, pork and lamb. Nick and I chose the lamb, which was perfect. The chef gave us a bit of manly taste sensations on one plate for dessert: \u00a0two cream puffs, one slice of tiramisu, one slice of chocolate cake, and two scoops of ice cream, one mixed berry and one vanilla. The meal was truly memorable.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

12, 437 steps<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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