Sunday, November 25, 2012

The Ribera district of Bilbao


 The old Spanish style storefront still exists in abundance.
 Salt cod, an old staple of Spanish cuisine is sold everywhere.

 A store dedicated to all things Basque.





Life goes on even in the toughest of circumstances, the recession and unemployment. People went about their ways. We didn't know how to get here from the Guggenheim, this nice Spanish lady showed us how to take the little commuter train, the 'Euskotrain'. It was so convenient, it goes between the bus station, passes the Guggenheim and then onward to the Ribera district. We took it to get back to the bus station where the bus took us back to San Sebastian. Spain is nice, not as frenetic as the USA, definitely very unlike the Los Angeles area where one is stranded if one doesn't drive.

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