Photo: in-flight

This is a photo from my Iberia flight back to JFK.  I had never seen this before: a video camera positioned on the tail of the plane broadcast the view during our taxi, takeoff, and first ten minutes of flight.  It was cool.

Photo: Getxo

Another one from Getxo, Spain, just outside Bilbao.  The suburb is set on a hill.  There were moving walkways on this particular street (uphill direction only) and it totally blew my mind.  

Photo: Bayonne

Bayonne, France, another cool city.  The Basque influence here was similar to what I saw in Spain, but also very unique.  I visited here in December 2003 and it's mostly unchanged since then: beautiful city, lots of chocolate shops.

Photo: Luz-Saint-Sauveur

Sleepy little Luz-Saint-Sauveur, France.  The town is set in the Pyrenees, right at the base of the mountains.  There wasn't nearly enough snow yet: it looks more like springtime than December 29th.  

Photo: San Sebastian

This was a very neat town on the border with France.  

Photo: Getxo

This is the fisherman's village in a town just outside Bilbao.

Photo: Bilbao

I think it's pretty much required to snap a photo of the Guggenheim.
Here's the flower-covered puppy out front with his "doghouse" behind,
as it's called affectionately.