This would drive a structural engineer crazy.

The next morning in San Sebastian we enjoyed a wonderful breakfast. The hotel even had a piece of raw honeycomb so you could scoop out your fresh honey for toasted bread. It was wonderful.

After breakfast we headed out to visit the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao. We had rented a car and it arrived promptly at 9AM.

The drive over was very enjoyable once Hubby D mastered the accelerator. The cars (even taxi) all shut off if you are not moving. You must move the steering wheel or put your foot on the gas to engage the engine again. It can cause a slight lag.  However it is great for gas mileage.

I tried to take a few pictures of the countryside along the way. Unfortunately I was not very successful.

The countryside was rugged and each little village was filled with high-rise multi family dwellings. Hubby D and I decided we had never seen so many high-rise apartments in small villages.

As we approached Bilbao we drove through a tunnel (there are LOTS of tunnels all over Europe). When we emerged the museum was immediately in front of us. We passed under a large red arch (no purpose - just decorative) and started hunting for parking. It was a stunning view.

The owner of this dog was trying to take a picture of the dog  under the sculpture.

These panels were on the structure to the right of the red arch. They are like the panels on the exterior of the museum. Hubby D was looking the connections. We sent Granddaughter MVL a picture of the connection.

On the way back to San Sebastian we visited the town of Zumaia, a part of the Basque coast. Zambia is popular for its flysch rock formation. We were underwhelmed but it was different.

Then we stopped at a beach resort for some coffee.

This is a carving made out of the layered rocks.

The coast was very rugged. But our rental handled it well.

After we arrived back at the hotel, we visited the hotel bar and had a martini. It was a great day.

The next day was an "unplanned" day and we decided to explore San Sebastian on foot. Our first trek was along the sea wall in front of our hotel. We then followed the mountain road around the shoreline to a second beach and marina. At the marina we ate gelatos and watched the pigeons. I sent a photo to LW because he loves birds.

On the beach a sand artist was drawing. It was quite impressive.

Back at our hotel we had martinis in the hotel bar again and then headed out for more pintxos. Hubby D told me he might be ready for an American hamburger. These small plates are getting old.

Hubby D had heard there was good cheesecake in San Sebastian. To liven up dinner, he did a search on Google for the best cheesecake in San Sebastian.

The first restaurant on the list was closed for the season, but we hit the jackpot with the second one.  It was delicious.

BHB (LW’s mom) sent us a text that day saying after we left Florida, every time LW sees an airplane he tells her there goes Oma and Papa. How sweet. Gosh, I think I miss him.

The next morning we were up at 5:30AM to get ready to catch our train to Barcelona. It was a bit early, there are only 2 trains to Barcelona and the other one was late in the evening.

The hotel packed us a picnic to take on the train and we were off to the next adventure in Barcelona, Spain.

Cheers,
Brenda