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Bilbao

On Friday morning Summer and I got on a train bound for Bilbao in the northern region of Spain. It took around 4 hours and then we checked into our hotel. We then walked around a park close to our hotel, where we ended up on top of a hill with a great view of the city. It was very green everywhere.


Saturday morning we got on a bus and went to the coast. We hiked along the coast and out to an island called San Juan de Gatzelugatxe. The island is connected to the coast by a man-made path.


The island was very pretty and had natural arches, cliff faces, and a little church on top. It had an incredible view of the ocean and back towards the mainland. It was 360 degrees of amazing views.


We then hiked back and spent a couple hours on the beach and exploring along the coast. We ate some lunch on the sand and enjoyed some sun. 


We then had to catch a bus back to Bilbao, and decided to try a local dish that one of the doctors in the hospital told me that we needed to try. It is called Txangurro. It is served in a crab shell. It is a mix of crab meat, carrots, onions, and other vegetables blended into a sort of paste and then baked inside the crab shell. It was actually really tasty!


The next morning, I woke up with a migraine, but we went to church and then got on a bus back to Zaragoza. We got home pretty late and that was the end of our wonderful experience in Bilbao.

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