18/4/12 - This is the Maritime Museum in La Rochelle, we didn't get time to venture on board (an I don't think it was open) but i really liked the idea that a Maritime museum is on a ship (well 3 ships actually).
Wednesday, 18 April 2012
Tuesday, 17 April 2012
Day 474 - Chain
17/4/12 - I saw this chain while wandering along the side of the harbour in La Rochelle and snapped a quick pic of it.
Monday, 16 April 2012
Day 473 - Tower de la Chaîne
16/4/12 - Here are 2 of the towers in La Rochelle, the tower on the chain i so called because it had a chain which could be pulled across the harbour entrance, the tower with the pointy roof is called the Lanterne and used to be a lighthouse.
Sunday, 15 April 2012
Day 472 - Rob In Another Dimension
15/4/12 - I have seen this kind of idea a few times recently and thought I would have a go at doing something similar.
Saturday, 14 April 2012
Day 471 - La Rochelle Feu Antérieur
14/4/12 - This is one of the many lighthouses in the La Rochelle area, the Feu Antérieur sits right on the entrance to the harbour.
Friday, 13 April 2012
Day 470 - Porte de la Grosse Horloge
13/4/04 - It was just here we stopped to have the most amazing crepes, I successfully asked for them in the best French I could manage and a small crowd soon gathered to watch, have people never seen crepes being made before?
Thursday, 12 April 2012
Day 469 - The Big Clock Tower
12/4/12 - This is the main gateway to the old town of La Rochelle, the tower dates back to the 12th century and the clock was added in the late 13th century,
Wednesday, 11 April 2012
Day 468 - La Rochelle
11/4/12 - This is La Rochelle, didn't know what to expect from this town before we arrived, but I can honestly say that its beautiful here, such a lovely place, the people are nice, the architecture is amazing and the food (crepes) was nice. I loved it here and could stay here a lot longer.
Tuesday, 10 April 2012
Day 467 - Nervión
10/4/12 - Here is the River Nervión, it runs thro the centre of Bilbao in Spain, it has a few interesting bridges spanning it including the Zubizuri foot bridge not far from the Guggenheim Museum.
Monday, 9 April 2012
Day 466 - Bilbao
9/4/12 - While in Bilbao we took a trip on the funicular railway up to the top of Mount Artxanda, the views are stunning and you can see most of Bilbao from the top.
Sunday, 8 April 2012
Day 465 - Magnifico
8/4/12 - Here is the Guggenheim museum in Bilbao, Spain, its such an awesome building, it must be a nightmare to have to design something like this.
Saturday, 7 April 2012
Day 464 - Tulips
7/4/12 - This is one of the few items of 'so called' art in the Guggenheim museum I liked, its a sculpture called tulips and is a giant version of a balloon model.
Friday, 6 April 2012
Day 463 - Guggenheim
6/4/12 - Here is the inside of the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain. The Building designed by Frank Gehry is really amazing, an architectural wonder of the modern age, I could explore the building for hours.
The contents of the building however is very questionable, I will upset some art lovers here, sadly the Guggenheim museum contains very little art, balancing a mirror against a wall is NOT art, painting a series of black squares is NOT art and a string of fairy lights is NOT art.
The Guggenheim gets 10/10 for architecture but fails miserably at hosting any art with a harsh but honest score of 1/10. Solomon R Guggenheim would spin in his grave if he saw the rubbish in his buildings.
The toilets are pretty so its worth paying the €11 to see them.
Thursday, 5 April 2012
Day 462 - St. James' Cathedral
5/4/12 - I was lucky to visit Bilbao on a recent trip and spent a day walking around the city. this is St. James' Cathedral or Santiago Cathedral in the old town of Bilbao.
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