Bilbao will now and forever be known for being home to the Guggenheim gallery, along with the giant chia-pet dog called 'Puppy' outside of it. The gallery is certainly a sight to see - a very ambitious architechural oddity. I don't quite know what to make of it, it seems to just be trying too hard to be revolutionary. And it's rusting, which is a bit of a turn-off. The art inside was 'modern', which to me means pretentious and boring; I was not disappointed in this regard, it was totally absurd and pointless. But I hear that many people like this sort of thing, so if you do it will be right up your alley.
The rest of Bilbao is actually quite nice and fairly pretty - good shopping too.
What else can I say? I don't know what is expected of me, I was only in Bilbao for a day - and a day-trip is a legitimate type of trip, lots of people do it, but it doesn't allow you to know the city inside and out. I can only give impressions which come from a day-trip, during which most people would spend most of their time (as we did) at the Guggenheim. Aside from that, my other impressions were: transportation - well-serviced by coach and ferry; shopping - good, nice clothes shops; restaurants - bad (especially for vegetarians); accommodation - unknown; nightlife - unknown. If you want more, buy a guide book.
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Sorry forthe S.H. but If you add prices,what the food was like-how the people are-I would have more of an idea. Good promising start though.
danieletheridge 24.10.2001 16:53
A boost in ratings; a much improved opinion. Thank you, Cypress, I hope to see you around... dan*e
davebaggott 25.07.2001 14:16
sorry for the UH rating, but you have only written 10 lines on the subject. If this was your first op I would probably be more giving. Although you have added a rant to some other member this doesn't add to your review. If you update it with useful information I will be happy to re-rate it.
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