I spent an afternoon in Le Mans, home of the 24 hour auto race! In addition to cars (I couldn’t find the car museum), there’s a beautiful old medieval section of the town right near the city center.
Sarlat, France
One of the other villages I visited was the village of Sarlat. Also medieval, the big difference between it and Beynac is that Sarlat wasn’t built into cliffs, so it’s much more flat 🙂 the old town center still has an exceptional number of well-preserved buildings from the 13th and 14th centuries, and it was […]
Beynac, Dordogne River Valley, France
I spent the last couple of days camped at Motocamp Dordogne (as you might guess, in the Dordogne region of France). It proved to be a great base for exploring some incredibly beautiful medieval villages. This photo set focuses on Beynac and the Chateau de Beynac. The chateau dates back to the mid 1100s and […]
Exploring Bilbao
While the Guggenheim certainly took up a lot of my time, it’s not all there is to see! I walked through the medieval old town (Bilbao was founded in 1300), which was very cool with lots of narrow, winding streets. I even found a bust of American President John Adams, presumably because he wrote of […]
At The Guggenheim
I spent a good part of my morning in Bilbao touring the Guggenheim, something I’ve wanted to do for a very long time. The building is easily as impressive as the art. I saw two temporary exhibits, one commemorating the 50th anniversary of Georges Braque’s death (this contained pieces from his entire life’s work, and […]
Beach Vibes In Sopela, Spain
I camped about 15 km outside of Bilbao, in the seaside community of Sopelana. Happily, the beach was only a 5 minute walk (at night, I could hear the surf crashing in my tent – so relaxing!) so I spent a sunny afternoon begging out on the beach people-watching and relaxing in the sand.