Bilbao is located in the North of Spain about 4 hours from Madrid. It's biggest tourist attraction is the newly designed Guggenheim Museum located in the center of town. Designed by North American architect Frank O. Gehry, the museum has created some of the most groundbreaking architecture and design of our time. The building was made out of titanium metal replicating what looks like fish scale tiles. Due to Bilbao's economic failures the museum was built in order to lure tourists into the city regaining the elegance the city once had in the 16th centuries.
Upon arriving to Bilbao after an extremely early bus ride we were able to settle into la jardin hotel located 5 minutes down the road from the Guggenheim museum. After staying in my first hostel in Lisbon it was nice to stay in a great hotel with friends. We then took a walk around the entire city which we were able to conquer in about an hour and a half mainly looking at old banks, churches and beautiful bridges located around the city.
The Campo Volatin Bridge in Bilbao is a tied arch footbridge across the Nervion River in Bilbao supported by steel suspension. It was built by Santiago Caltrava in order to link the right and left banks together. The nightlife in Bilbao does not compare to the nightlife in Madrid however, we were able to stumble upon one extremely fun night club although unlike Madrid night clubs in Bilbao actually close at a decent hour: 3:00 am leaving all of us used to the Madrid clubs stunned and wanting to rage longer!
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