Posts Tagged ‘Bilbao’
By Lauren Dickinson Either a weekend getaway by plane from Barcelona, or a road trip if you want to see the country and watch the landscape change, the Basque region of Spain and France has it’s own unique charm, from the greenness of the pines, rainy climate, and language switch to Euskara. Bilbao is unmissable […]
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Tags: Basque Country, Bilbao, Eskara, Guggenheim, Hotel des Jardins De Bakea, Jenny Holzer, Michelin star, pintxos, Txacoli
By Meg Emmitt I realized the other day why I love art museums. For me, they are an escape from the daily rigors of life. Specifically, from the ramblings of my inner voice that is constantly going a hundred miles a minute. Like everyone else, I suppose, my mind is consumed with trivialities such as […]
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Tags: "A New Earth", Adolfo Guiard, Anselmo Guinea, Bilbao, Catalan, Chillida, Eckherte Toule, El Greco, Hegel, Joaquim Mir: Anthology, Museo de Bellas Artes, Otieza, sculptures
By Meg Emmitt The United States has become associated with anything and everything “larger than life”. To steal a quote from my favorite food network chef, Duff Goldman, “We make it bigger, make it badder, we make it awesome!” As I have experienced first hand, this is the sentiment echoed by people across the globe when […]
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Tags: American, American culture, Bilbao, culture, Duff Goldman, Guggenheim, imperialism, pintxos, Richard Serra, supersize
By Meg Emmitt Ahhhh the GMB… so much to say about this espectaculo and I feel so conflicted over the subject! Without a doubt, the building is something special. It literally radiates… The titanium glistens like a rare gem. Its like seeing a HUGE celebrity and not being able to divert your gaze (which happened to […]
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Tags: Basque, Bilbao, Bono, Cai Guo-Qiang, celeb, GMB, Guggenheim, Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Meg Emmitt, Museo de Belles Artes, Patricia Gonzalez, U2