Very different 47 years later.
Friday, October 03, 2025
Tuesday, September 23, 2025
Monday, September 22, 2025
Backpackering 8 - Day 14
Backpackering 8 - Day 13
Approaching Portsmouth, passing the Isle of Wight
passing outgoing containers
to watch the sunset over the city.
Saturday, September 20, 2025
Backpackering 8 - Day 12
Friday, September 19, 2025
Backpackering 8 - Day 11
A morning stroll down the Nervion river bank
to visit the Ribera Market opened in 1929 on the site of the original 14th century one,
to be greeted with welcoming music,
delicious looking, very tempting pastries
and fresh, fresh everything.
Escalating up a floor to be met by these historically powerfull ladies,
to view the stained glass window
we left empty handed
to find a cafe for a snack
not expecting to be entertained by Mark Knopfler, never mind Tom Jones.
Back up the river
passing the old train station entrance
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and the Arriaga Theatre built in 1890, to cool off in our accommodation. T'was 30+, this day.
This being our last night here, we took a walkout to see the night lights.
A few minutes saw us at the River
walking towards the G Museum
where spider looked even spookier.
Then, without warning, all hell broke loose!
A calm return began.
Thursday, September 18, 2025
Backpackering 8 - Day 10
On the way to the Guggenheim Museum along the river bank to see the Zubizuri bridge
passing a sculpture in iron by Dora Salazar recognising the women who worked in the 19th century pulling barges along the river with ropes tied to thier bodies.
And there it is
guarded by a massive spider.
We rounded the building
to see the Iturria Fountain and the Iberdrola tower
followed by the Puppy
to find the entrance to be greeted by chaos, both human and architectural.
Not knowing what to expect, not having the done the research, it is all a little dizzying.
Like some kind of maze.
The only straight lines were the railings.
Get what I mean?
Almost traditional.
An escape to the park to recover,
followed by lunch at........yes, the Swansea Cafe. The lady who served us explained the name. A guy from Swansea came here in 1972. Anyway, he must have liked the experience so much he set up a eatery. Now there are three across the city.
On the way again, to the Fine Art Museum, no not this building - a piece of art in its our right,
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Francisco Canello c. 1655-1665, 104 × 163 cm |
to see art of the past.
A tiny part of it. Spot it on the master piece.
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