In Bilbao for work.

You are right, it is very different to Madrid. There are plenty of things I like here, but especially the pintxos :-) Some of the bars though are to be avoided, especially in the old part of town.

I think my dream location would be a renovated farm house in Asturias. Somewhere where my mobile phone did not work.

Thanks Steve Robinson....we'll actually be near Segovia this wekekend, in the pueblo of Domingo Garcia where my friends have a house. I hope, hope we do have snow....

De nada Kipper ...Daniel it sounds like you're a busy guy but maybe we'll get to meet for a drink one day and gloatover the fact we escaped Essex !
I don't know much about Asturias though they filmed the recent series "Senora" there and the scenery was absolutely stunning ! My flatmate ( from Alicante province ) always talks about how beautiful Asturias is .
Oh , and I hear you about the mobile phone ! I worked 20 years as a financial trader in London and managed never to own one ( much to my Japanese management's horror ) .
I have one now but my contact list is all friends and NO business !
Steve

Steve, 20 years in London without a mobile? I used to work on the trading floor of a bank doing IT support, although mobiles were banned there (insider trading worries apparently) they still issued them, mine never stopped ringing.
Since then i have always been stuck with a company phone. :-(
Although it is good not having to pay a mobile phone bill, the downside is that your boss can phone whenever he wants!

Anyway, seeing as this thread is about snow... More snow is falling in Bilbao at the moment, in the mountains only still.

The topic of all of today's Spanish news was the snow throughout Spain. Must've been an otherwise slow news day.

snow is on its way overnight here its been predicted as much as 8 inches (200mm) eek!

anyway Snowy will brighten your day


i forgot to say hes an Atletico Madrid fan hence the scarf

well over 400 schools in the surrounding area closed for the day after weathermen predict all this snow overnight
what do we get HEAVY RAIN not a snowdrop in sight all the kids had there sledges on the ready

Billy what part of Spain are you in?

in 4 weeks i shall be in Catalunia

but im sorry to disapoint you but at the moment im in Rainy slush all over the place Bolton in England

Ahhhh that explains all the snow... Well on the bright side - just 4 more weeks to slush through it!