by Tommy Youlden's Ears »
05 Apr 2013 16:42
Nice city Bilbao. Great seafood. Hairy women. Been twice but never during football season. Art gallery even better in the flesh than in pics.
Interesting that you're doing this as spanish language project, given that at least in theory they speak Basque there. Itself a fascinating 'language Isolate' in that unlike the rest of Europe it is not based on indo-european roots. Locals didn't seem to understand my English, Spanish or French. But then I am linguistically challenged.
Other point about sport there is Pelota - I saw this played on a warm evening in French basque territory - just south of Biarritz. Fascinating game to watch, very highly skilled and appears to require significant athleticism and stamina. None of which is needed to in the stands, eat nuts, drink red wine and watch the pretty girls.
