July 6 - Arts and Culture in Bilbao

Yesterday, our group spent afternoon and early evening road tripping across northern Spain. We arrived in Bilboa in time to grab food quickly and settle in for the night. Even in our first hours here, it was clear from the beautiful mix of architecture styles and the small mountains that hug the city, that Bilbao was going to be a captivating place. When the sun rose the next morning, students also got up for breakfast, then classes. Bilbao’s centre is easily walkable, so students were able to find some good options for their lunch, before they returned for more class time, and (for some) time to do laundry.

In the late afternoon, we went as a team to the iconic Guggenheim Bilbao museum, where the students explored installations, sculptures and paintings from some of the art world’s most renowned names.

For dinner, students were each given a budget and were able to use it to have a local dinner of their choice.

Tomorrow, we’ll wave goodbye to this wonderful little city and drive north – to France!

Diane
Program Manager
Grand Tour (Departure 1)