Our last full day in Bilbao .... very early tomorrow morning we will bid a fond farewell to this lovely Basque city, and start our series of flights back home to Canada! We have enjoyed our stay and taken in many great sights; we used our last day to explore just a couple of additional places in the city.
First off, we took a ride up the funicular and viewed Bilbao spread out far below us. It was easy to pick out many landmarks, neighbourhoods, and buildings that we had visited. Jim fondly recalled having spent father’s day in the park there in 2015 with Teal and Tori, and Emma and Nooks.
Down again at city level, we walked over the pedestrian bridge and onwards to the Azkuna Zentroa — the contemporary art, culture and leisure centre that Jim and I had been at, briefly, last night. The building is a repurposed old municipal wine exchange market; we wandered through the pillared open spaces, two library levels (being well used by citizens, as we observed), and took in an interesting art exhibit. The facility also holds a swimming pool, fitness centre, media labs, cafes, shop, and movie cinemas.
For our picnic lunch, we settled down in a small park featuring a pretty fountain with lions spitting water. Behind us sat a matador!
The rest of the afternoon will be taken up by siesta, pre-flight check-ins, and packing.
And so our adventure draws to a close! Thanks, Jim and Betty, for a wonderful and memorable trip together! Safe travels home!
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