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Landscape of the Basque Country
Rut and I really enjoyed the week we spent together in my village, Basauri and the city of Bilbao. She said that there were a lot of things to see and do in the Basque Country. She really liked the beautiful landscapes of our country with the high mountains and hills. For her, one of the most interesting places in Basauri was Basauri’ s Ariz tower, next to my house. She also liked the river and Bizkotxalde park. On Saturday we went to the Holli festival in Bolueta. She didn’ t like Bolueta neighbourhood although we had great fun at the festival. On Sunday, we visited San Juan de Gaztelugatxe’ s old church. It was a sunny day and we had lunch at a close restaurant with Maria, Jone and their German students. There were also our parents with us. After having lunch we climbed up the 241 steps to arrive to the church. It was quite tiring but the landscape was amazing. Rut was surprised because of the beautiful views. After that we