Day nineteen: Madrid

Today was our last full day on our trip and the birthday of someone whose name starts with an L.  In honour of this occasion we celebrated with a healthy breakfast of churros and chocolate.

Then we headed to the National Archeological Museum, a museum that just reopened this month.  On the way we passed some sort of military celebration with a marching band and soldiers on parade.

There were also numerous interesting architectural features and buildings.

The museum was great, with a vast collection covering early hominids up to eighteenth century Spain.  It was very well done, with descriptions in both Spanish and English so it made for a very informative visit.  This is Lucy, an early adult female hominid with Lila for comparison ( Lila is wearing the blue coat).

We all thought this mummy was interesting.  There was an x-ray above it showing what was under the wrappings.

We went for lunch at El Corte Ingles, which had a great view of the city and the huge park beyond the palace.

Here is Lila with her fancy birthday ice cream.

Tomorrow morning we venture back to Saskatoon and home.  It has been a wonderful experience and we enjoyed it all, but we are looking forward to getting back home.