Bilbao, Spain for Karla's Birthday

I spent a glorious birthday in Spain with Jay Natalia, Frieda Alexander, Aiden, and Natalia’s family. We visited them in Sondika and Derio. We had lunch in a scrumptious seafood restaurant in a nearby picturesque seaside village.

After lunch, we visited the stunning Vizcaya Bridge and Puente Colgante, a UNESCO world heritage site and the oldest transport bridge in the world and took the elevator ride up for a precarious crossing to the other side on the suspended footpath, Puente Colgante (constructed in 1999). From there we saw incredible panoramic views of the right bank, and the left one with the port Bilbao and the Abra Bay in the distance, also-the yachting marinas and the beaches We enjoyed some of the annual Summer Festival on the village on the other side before taking the ferry back.

Next we took a nice long drive along the scenic coast which is dotted with seaside towns in the midst of rolling green hillsides. We strolled through the largest beachside town of Plentzia and then visited the Castle Butron.

As we drove back to Bilbao, the sun set slowly to accompany us back to our hotel.