Originally posted by Dinger
Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying I prefer living where I do to living practically anywhere in Europe (well, from France on South). 
I'm just saying that I don't like Geary much.
Hehehe don't worry, Bilbao is an interesting place to live in, and to pay a visit, but it isn't exactly what you would call a "Beautiful place". It has its beauty, but not much as, say, San Sebastian, Santander, or Toledo, just to put some examples
.
About Geary, well first time I looked at the Guggenheim I said "what a smelling piece of crap" (literally, but in spanish
). Then after looking at it for some time one starts to see that it's not as ugly as it may seem at first glance (in fact now I kinda like it, heh
). And the interior of the building is simply stunning, outstanding.
I won't post photos of the interior because they don't make justice (you can't perceive the depth sensation in a 2D photo
) ; but I may say without any doubt that the beauty of this building is 95% inside and 5% outside.
By the way, when was that museum built? The "Laser Building" (it is a laboratory, believe it or not) opened in '93 or '94, and you can already see the signs of oxidation and wear on the once shiny parts.
Hummmmm can't recall exactly, but around 1998 IIRC.
