Monday, November 9, 2009

A Journey in Espana: part one

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As winter seems to install with the rain, cold, and wind, let's go back to last August. I wanted since years to explore the northern Spanish coast beyond Bilbao in the Basque country.



What's better than the Moto Guzzi to go along the winding roads, fitted as "Gran Turismo". The first day after lunch in Getaria, the menu: "pimientos del padron con Jamon", We've taken the stunning coast road passing successively in the typical villages as Lequeitio, Mundaka (surf city), and Bermeo, arriving in Bilbao, we crossed the Nervion river by the Biscaya bridge (Eiffel like architectural marvel). The afternoon was well advanced and finding no pleasant place (the area is highly industrialized), we decided to continue to Santander, the bike worked well, the light faded, everything was cool except a leak of front light that made my nerves in the wild traffic.
This large harbour city promised us upon arrival to spend a great night. In fact, I confirm we found with a bit of feeling the lively center ...








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