Hola MadridMan. Last year I travelled to Santiago de Compostela via an 8 hour ALSA bus trip from Bilbao where I landed from LAX to Paris. Santiago de Compostela is a magnificent place. The Galicians are truly hospitable, warm and friendly people. The seafood was scrumptious. And the women are most beautiful.I stayed at Hostal Mexico which was across from the RENFE station. I love that Galician city, and I can't wait to return hopefully next year. From Santiago, I hopped on a RENFE train to Atocha from where I transferred to the AVE bullet train en route to Sevilla. I arrived at Estacion Santa Justa, and I stayed at Hostal Dona Pepa which was approximately 5 minutes away from the train station. Seville is an amazing city. The weather was great. It reminded me of the weather in my city in Southern California. Again the people are quite amazing and hospitable. Afterwards off to Madrid for a few days. I stayed at a hostal on Gran Via near Parque Buen Retiro and the Plaza Mayor. Finally I returned to the city of Bilbao where I visited the historical old quarter as well as the modern Guggenheim Museum courtesy of the city's modern metro subway system. The Basques are quite friendly yet aloof people in my opinion. Still I enjoyed my brief stay at Pais Vasco within the confines of Hostal San Mames. I long to return to Spain. I'm hoping an English Academy or university will hire me to teach English in Spain, so I can live and work there as well.