Day 7 - What do modern art and Arcelor Mittal have in common?

This morning we leave the beautiful city of Santander behind and continue east with stops in Bilbao and Getaria before arriving at tonight's digs in San Sebastian.

First stop, the city of Bilbao and the Guggenheim Museum of Modern Art.
Now whether or not you are into modern art, the Guggenheim is a pretty impressive place.

I was a rebel today and snuck in a few shots of various exhibits.

This is only a few pieces from the Andy Warhol exhibit called "Shadows"

Not sure whose work this was outside, but it was very colourful

The museum building itself is a work of art

The next few shots are of an exhibit by an artist by the name of Richard Serra. The display is housed in the Arcelor Mittal gallery and every piece is made from, you guessed it... steel. It was actually pretty interesting.

Like many artists, particularly in the world of "modern art", I wasn't responsible for each piece in the shot below. It is my composition though entitled, "A Matter of Perspective"

We stopped for lunch today in the fishing village of Getaria. We have now officially entered the Basque region of Northern Spain.
After a delicious lunch of pintxos (pronounced pinchos) and vino tinto, we strolled the area and came across a few interesting sights.

Along with myself, this is Team Canada on our tour

Despite 15 degree water temps, there were many surfers out today

The main road through town was closed for about 30 minutes to allow a large group of racers to pass through unencumbered. Most of that 30 minutes was wait time, as the actual pass through took all of about 60 seconds

San Sebastian is where we'll spend the next two nights. Another oceanside summer resort community for those who want to escape the oppressive summertime heat of southern Spain.  

A natural island break wall to protect the bay and beach area

 Tonight, team Kopysh embarked on a self directed "vino i pintxos" tour through the old town. We stopped in four different establishments before a much needed walk back to the hotel, which seemed at least 45,000 steps away. In truth, we only covered about 18,000 steps over the whole day.

These anchovy "pintxos" were delicious. The anchovies served here are nothing like the overly salty and overly fishy tasting variety we are accustomed to at home.

The "old city" is a happening place on a lovely Friday evening.

After all the wine and food, we needed this man's blessing to help get us back to the hotel

Off for a quick visit to France in the morning.

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