During my study
abroad program, our class went on a field trip to northern Spain. After the
four-hour bus ride, our first stop was the Bilbao Guggenheim museum, designed
by Frank Gehry. There, I enjoyed art by Kandinsky and Miro. Afterwards, our
group walked to the nearby Bellas Artes museum, where we soaked up baroque and
rococo Spanish art. By the end of our day we checked into our lovely castle and
celebrated the 21st birthday for one of my friends and classmates.
The next
morning, we walked to a San Juan de Gaztelugatxe, a hilltop church in the
middle of the ocean. Then, we took in the view at a surf beach before heading
to the Bosque de Oma, also known as a painted forest. The bright and varied colors
and sharp, straight lines created vibrant and memorable art in nature. Our trip
in the Basque country didn’t end in Bilbao, however, but continued to our next
site, San Sebastian.
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