Sunday, October 08, 2006

Alan's back is a little better so we decided to go to Bilbao Park. We've been here once before but not had the time to really look around, but as usual for this marvelous city just as we were parking we realised there was an Native American 'pow wow' going on opposite the car park- how could we resist? I bought a couple of really nice navajo pieces of jewellery and watched some 'authentic' Native American dancing - although I'd seriously question the lineage of some of these 'Indians'!!

Anyway, Bilbao Park was as beautiful as ever. There was also an organ recital being played on the Spreckels Organ (the largest outside organ in the world) and spookily enough the player was a very English lady!! We then wandered around for a few hours, had a Guiness outside the Globe Theatre as well as visiting the international village - which always brings a smile to my face - Alan had a cup of tea in the English house! It was Spanish Day so there was flamenco dancing and a large paella made which you could buy some of - it was really good, very authentic!

For our final evening in SD we at last had dinner at the renowned Anthony's Grotto just across from the hotel. It's reputation for fresh fish is well known and we wernt disappointed. I had Swordfish (which is local) and Alan had his favourite, crab cakes. The service was good, the food was wonderful and for such a well known eatery the bill was also very reasonable.

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