Chit chat Friday - waxing crescent moon evening stroll
It's true, when you're enjoy yourself it's very easy to lose track of time. I totally forgot today yesterday was Friday and missed my Chit Chat Friday post. Not to worry, I have a bonus edition for you. Let's see if you can guess where I am and let me know which is your favourite photo, I'm pretty chuffed with them ☺️
It all started with this delicious plate of steak for dinner this evening. This is a Simmental 8 year old beef rib steak, breed in Germany and aged for 60 days. It has quite a good marble content and a very intense flavour. Definitely one of the best steaks I've had after wagyu beef. I was so full after dinner and decided to walk the 2.5km back to my hotel.
The moon was beautiful. It's called the waxing crescent, if you can spot it in the photos. On this beautiful night, the reflection of the lights along the promenade dropped onto the Nervión River, like sprinkles of gold dust on the water.
I crossed to the other side of the river over the Zibuzuri Bridge. Zibuzuri means "white bridge", the locals are very proud of their own language. The Zibuzuri is a lovely bridge, I love structures that have a flow. The floor felt odd was as I walked across, like I was walking on loose carpet. It turns out the original design had glass blocks floor and pedestrians could see through the bottom. When this became too slippery and dangerous, the city council decided to cover the glass blocks with carpet. It solved the problem, but I think it could have been done much better so visitors wouldn't feel the after thought.
There are many interesting artwork along the promenade, but I think the most interesting thing for me is always taking photos of people taking photos.
Another bridge, this one more grander. They say this is the gateway to culture.
Do you know where I am now? This is undoubtedly the most famous and loved spider in the city. Isn't she a beauty! Luckily it can't crawl around, imagine such a monster spider inside your home!!
I continued my stroll along the river, outside the museum. It has been too hot to admire this magnificent piece of architecture during the day. Now is the perfect time to marvel at this must visit, world famous museum in the city.
And finally, I found Puppy. If you're scared of spiders, you cannot not love Puppy.
Thank you Mr Guggenheim for such a lovely stroll.
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I guess Bilbao? I don't which is creepier - the spider or calling it Maman. Mother, the English version, is worse!
Artists are funny people, we can never figure out what's going through their creative minds.
Zibuzuri Bridge- White bridge. What a beautiful and rhyming name in local language. Well, mostly my focus goes to languages and expression that's why this word got stuck in my mind now.
Ah, that spider is really gigantic. Funfact, I used to think that if a spider bites you then you will become spider man.
Puppy is colorful and big like horse of Troy.
Maybe subconsciously you do want to become Spider Man. It must have been a lot of kid's dream
What are the temperatures like in the north of Spain? Maybe it would be wise to pack our backpacks and run away from the heat wave that has been announced for this weekend, meet you and see this awesome Zibuzuri bridge. Everything is giant in Bilbao, spiders and puppies?
I saw the weather heat map on TV , this area is light colour and the rest of the country is flaming red! I'm going outside if the city to a small town today, I hope it will be cooler. Come and join me!!!
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Your description of the lights reflecting on the river like “sprinkles of gold dust” was sooo dreamy. I could picture it right away!
If only those were real gold dust, it would be even more beautiful
Ooohhh you're so near from Zaragoza!! We are only three hours apart by car. 😃 Enjoy the city and the fresh temperatures.
Not sure if I'd describe the weather bas fresh 😄, but I'm not complaining. Hope it's not too hot at Zaragoza. I saw the weather map, the whole country was in red!!
It's usually at least 4-5 degrees warmer here than there. The map is black now. 😂🔥
tha spider is a bit to big for macro photography , nicxe to see so many artistic things in a city , reminds me a bit of Amsterdam where i grew up . enjoy your weekend .
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I think the whole city has become very cultural and artistic here since the Gurggenheim was built.
The spider caught my eye. There is the same spider in Ottawa, the capital of Canada. I saw it a few years ago there and it looks exactly the same. It must be from the same artist
Maybe it was, I'm sure they, or the original artist wouldn't allow a copycat to loiter around in the capital. Did you get round to here during your stay?
Wow!
So much beauty in this place you're sharing with us!
Congratulations on the opportunity to enjoy it!
Thank you for sharing these spectacular images!
Mobile phone qualities are very good nowadays, but the city here bus beautiful, especially at night time
You're in Bilbao, Spain. And I love it when I see little details in photos — like the reflection of lights on that railing. Such interesting captures. 😀
Lo supe por el puente que mencionaste.
Thanks so much! Coming from a pro 😁
The night and water helps a lot, especially for an amateurs to take better photos.
Imagine, and you will be here....
Beautiful photo in the city at night
Peace
Great work, a very beautiful piece from some small details, thank you for sharing with us, of course from some portraits that you have successfully captured, this one certainly caught my attention:
Thanks. The bridge provided plenty of good photo opportunities
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For me, all the images are beautiful and I actually had to go through the comments to see who got the location you’re in, haha. It’s a beautiful place and the bridge is a good center of attraction.
It’s good to have fun sometimes and skip some routines, it gives room for new and sometimes better routines.
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The white bridge was certainly a nice focal point and has some interesting controversy about it's design. Fun times!
That part of having a glass walkway is a bit creepy for me, lol. I guess I have watched too many movies, haha.
Oh, those pictures are cracking, especially the third photo and the concrete mushroom thing next to the river. What did you take them on, please? I'm currently
beggingcreating an expense justification plan for the wife, to buy a new phone before we go to the UK in August and have been looking at 'real' photos for inspiration.I'm using the Google Pixel 8, the camera is so good. Took this at Bled the other month at 8x zoom
Hope you have great time back home. It will be nice to get away from the scorching Thai heat
Wow, that's really impressive and ultra sharp with gorgeous colours, but sadly, the Pixel 8 isn't officially available here. Looks like it will be a Samsung. The S24 ultra is at a very good price now, as it's the older model, so I might just treat myself.
Haha. The wife actually said to me, "If it's going to be that hot, I'll need to buy lots of new clothes as I'll have nothing to wear"........
Brilliant photos, there is always something special about snapping away when the daylight is fading, I believe the sun sets early in Bilbao. Good to see you enjoy your chunks of cow nice and rare. The only way to eat it IMHO.
Thee steak tastes a lot better than it looks. They didn't even ask how we wanted it done but it was cooked to perfection just as we like it
It looks perfect
The walks at night give the opportunity to witness the wonders of the streets and people that one can find, exploring and visiting impressive sites is a unique experience, Bilbao is a nice city that I would like to visit someday, thank you very much for sharing these photos.
Your welcome.
Night time photo shows a very different side from normal daytime especially by the river and with less people
These handcrafted structures are amazing. It makes visitors and locals stop to appreciate and take some photos, perfectly timed.
It was interesting seeing other people take photos of them, double dimension
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Awesome photos, but the spider wins my heart. Have fun in Bilbao! ;)
Increíble place. Gorgeous pictures. Coincidentally, Puppy appears in one lesson of an English textbook I used in my ESL classes. Such a treat to see all the beautiful things that surround that flowery statue. Bilbao, for sure.
That meat looks too rare for my taste, but I had read about that japanese breed of cows and how delicious and expensive their meat is, so I'll take your word for it 😀