Sat 22 Sep - Resting in Bilbao!

A very pleasant day spent in Bilbao. Eventually , found the bus into the centre and went to the Guggenheim museum which was fabulous - both on the inside and out. The best part by far had to be the david hockney exhibition. I has wanted to see it in london but  ever got to it so a real stroke of luck to dind it here. His work os stunning and thee is a copious amount of it. In addition the work he did with an IPad is especially good.  Had a quick snack and mike picked up a few more compeeds for his blisters and then he went back to the adp to give his feet a rest. I stayed in town for a look around. Went to the art museum which was also very good the took a stroll around the city.  A striking place that is extremely different in places. Again there is a huge amount of stainless steel around both in the constructions as well as gates and barriers.  Someone is Spain is making a lot of money.  The waterfront area around the Guggenheim is full of modern architecture. In fact the modern part is almost as impressive as Frankfurt. When you walk to the old town it's like going back to the 16th century. Narrow streets and high buildings. However, they are mostly very well maintained and the area was thrumming with people.  The city also has very good transport inc buses, trams and an underground.  Caught local  bus back to the adp and saw a few pilgrims cheating by using the public transport. This albergue is really more of a youth hostel and I think there is and AdP further up the hill where we go tomorrow.