How do you top dinner at Azurmendi? Well, you don't really. You just get up the next morning and get breakfast.......
Then walk around town killing time until you check out at noon and catch your bus to San Sebastian at 2pm.
The Missus decided that we should go to Casco Viejo, the Old Town. We decided to walk along the riverside...... Of course, we first had to pass "Fred".
The morning looked overcast and in fact it drizzled off and on until midmorning.
It seems that all dogs walk off leash here....they are very well behaved. Here's a really friendly one!
Most just mind their own business......
The walk from the Guggenheim to the Arenal Bridge, which crosses over the Nervion River takes about 20-25 minutes or so.
This was a quiet Sunday morning......
That's the Teatro Arriaga in the foreground, which greets you as you cross over the river.
We soon found ourselves at Plaza Nueva. This being Sunday, vendors were setting up for the weekly market of used books, stamps, coins, and other miscellanea.
There's something for everyone it seems. If you loved birds, there's a stand for that.....
What, you don't like birds? Not to worry. The very next booth sells slingshots.....
If you're in the Old Town, all streets lead to Santiago Cathedral. It is said that a church was originally built on this site back in the 14th century. There were additions made to the church at different periods and you can see the variations in styles. The church was declared a cathedral rather recently; in 1949.
It's actually fairly difficult taking a photo of the cathedral since the surrounding buildings are rather close. This being Sunday, and rather early in the morning the cathedral is closed to visitors.
As you can figure out by the name; the Cathedral Stands on the Northern route of Camino de Santiago, the Way of St James.
We noticed a little café that was doing some pretty good business and decided to stop for a "caffe" (espresso).
As we sat and relaxed, I noticed the place getting a bit more busy. After paying and leaving, we noticed much more activity in the little alleyways and small arteries in Old Town. Of course! It was Sunday, folks were on their way to church......
We headed out back across the bridge; past the Renfe Train Station....by now I had pretty much finished taking photos. We were just walking. We found ourselves back in downtown....and I knew where we were! Wouldn't you know it, I finally had directions figured out in Bilbao just in time for us to leave!
Oh well. We hadn't seen everything. And there were many more places that I had on my list to eat at. When travelling we always treat a place like we'll return someday....we see the things that are high on our list and don't stress the rest. So maybe.......
Anyway, we returned to our room, packed up a bit, and decided to take a short nap before checking out.
Next stop, San Sebastian.....
Thanks for reading!
The buildings and architecture are so beatiful!
Posted by: Dennis | Friday, 24 July 2015 at 09:46 PM
beautiful walk!
Posted by: kat | Saturday, 25 July 2015 at 12:50 AM
Quite beautiful Dennis!
It was Kat!
Posted by: Kirk | Saturday, 25 July 2015 at 07:09 PM