Bilbao is a small city with strong personality – When we weren’t absorbing the fabulous Guggenheim Museum designed by Frank Gehry, 1997, we walked about the old city. The museum changed the local scene from a struggling economy to an art and culture destination. The food and hospitality are just terrific. Again, with a terrific group of resilient travelers, we took in this place “on our own” amazed by the contrasts!