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This Blog will follow my adventures - well holidays really. Hopefully you will want to tell me what you enjoyed in the countries I have visited and maybe recommend places to go.

Sunday, September 15, 2013

On nearly being famous in Bilbao



One of the attractions in Bilbao is the Vizcaya Bridge, a World Heritage site.  It was opened in 1893, refurbished in 2011 and transports a gondola from one side of the river to the other.
Of course it looks fun to go up one of the towers.













From here we have good views and can look down on the gondola and admire the bridge construction.
When we had had enough, the kind operator of the lift took us down. The door only opened half way but Sue decided the door should be pushed open. This it did but then decided to close fully, trapping 4 of us inside! When the Bilbao Evening Post hears about this, we thought, then we will have our photos distributed widely and frequently as our bodies become increasingly emaciated. But instead of the media, the engineers were called and we were released and our sole hope of fame was dashed.
A couple of glasses of Txakoli (the local white wine, only available in the Basque Country)
sustained us on our journey before we reached Bego's favourite bar, for the best mojitos ever!

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