Bilbao and the Guggenheim

Today, I had the opportunity to go to Bilbao and visit the Guggenheim museum. Every day that goes by, I think, "wow!  This is the trip of a lifetime!"  That's how I felt today. Again. And I'm so thankful. Our time in Bilbao began with a walking tour of the city, beginning with an overlook that gave us panoramic views of the entire valley.

Walking through the older portion of the city, feeling like I was transported back in time several hundred years, I had a moment where I felt like I was literally back in that time.

The people around me were speaking in both Basque and Spanish, and it was a mixture that I couldn't understand. I felt like I was a visitor to another time. It was amazing. 

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The museum was something else. Totally out of this world. Designed by the same architect who designed the Seattle EMP and the Disney Concert Hall in LA, it is quite fantastic.

The exhibits are huge!  The best one is a series of metal walls, made by ship metal. They're massive, and our group of 10 or so spent some time singing in them.

The overtones were so powerful!  I'll share video of them with you once I return. Ok...it's been a long day, and we have the final stretch ahead of us. We are all going to bed early, so we can get enough sleep for the competition. Tomorrow night is our final concert before we compete the next day. San Sebastián, where we visited the other day. Take care!!