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December 29, 2006
Bilbao
by Tatu Vuolteenaho

Bilbao is a great place to visit. It is modern city with lots of new architecture like the metro, airport and the Guggenheim museum (pictured). Old town is all pedestrian area and has many shops, bars and restaurants. People are friendly and the food and drinks are flowing. You can get a 3-course meal with wine for less than half the price in London. Bilbao is more industrial, or ‘rough’ than the pretty seaside city San Sebastian, also in the Basque area. Some bars didn’t even have ashtrays; cigarettes are just stumped on the floor and swept off at the end of the night. But that’s practical when the floors are stone and tile.

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