Some wonders

We flew in to Charles de Gaulles airport and transferred to a smaller plane bound for Bilbao in Spain.  Joining us on the plane was an incredibly lively (not to say rowdy) troupe of girls part of some sort of modern dance group.   I think their shirts said Fusion's Sound though I might be misremembering. Many of them had their hair rucked up into something that looked somewhat like a Mohawk with loose hairs flying out of a tight four inch high bun that ran down the middle of their head. It was elaborate and looked a little painful. I wondered whether it was meant just to be bizarre or was it part of a horse dance?  Alas no pictures of this to show you as the charger was stuck in checked luggage. 

On the bus ride in to Bilbao we went by an amazing building that turned out to be the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao. Time permitting I'd love to see if I can check this out on the trip home.   That picture didn't work. Look it up on Wikipedia. A totally amazing building

In Pamplona we are in a nice quiet hotel an easy walk from the bus stop. 

 
This tree seen through a wrought iron fence at what might be a Jesuit something (school?) was amazing. I think it's a redwood. The trunk must have a diameter of 10 feet or more. I wonder who brought a seedling back from a redwood forest perhaps 500 years ago?  There was a plaque but too far away for me to read

 

 Finally, a great sculpture of the running of the bulls, a tradition here in Pamplona. Tomorrow we start our walk.