Alfonso Navarro Táppero
Impressive views
From the viewpoint of the Watchtower continue along the Rue de la Petite Atalaye under a thick fog and intense cold enhanced by continued strong gusts of icy wind from the Bay of Biscay. However, this weather does not darken the landscape, rather, it embellishes and enhances andsets the stage to the postcard that unfolds before our eyes. A few meters from where we can make out spectacularly huge and angry masses of water crashing against the rocks, the noise is deafening and feel the water on our faces but look at the white foam waves that form when in retreat. We moved quickly, buffeted by the gale through a narrow metal bridge, built by none other than Mr.
Eiffel, crossed under a small tunnel, near which stands the small shrine of the Virgin of the Rock and reach the end of the narrow neck that penetrates the sea and there, with little protection of a low wall that just reaches to the waist, we felt the force of the wind and the sea with greater force. If possible, try to take a picture though almost impossible we tried ... The time seems to fly and without realizing it, the fog, the storm gave way to large clearings. In an instant the landscape changed completely, revealing the profile of the Grande Plage, the Casino Barriere and the grand Hotel du Palais. No doubt: If viewed from the Virgin of the Rock, the view of the Basque coast is spectacular, stunning, superb.
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