Vigo Sea Museum

 Hello!

 The time came for our final Galician class excursion. We had been all over the region, to monasteries and waterfalls, to a castle and a poet's house, to the sea and to a fort. We had really got to know each other and our group felt close and special. I would be sad to say goodbye.

 Our last trip would take us a little way along the coast to Vigo Sea Museum, the Museo do Mar. It was raining as we made our way there and waited for the others to arrive, but we passed the time inspecting the colourful tile mural celebrating Galicia's relationship with the sea.

Rain!

 We headed around the Museum to look at the sea, and the weather began to improve.

Cormorants

 I was pleasantly surprised to find the remains of another ancient settlement, with the same style of round buildings as those in the O Castro Park and perched on a peninsula at Baroña.

 We continued exploring.

 We headed inside the Museum, where we were greeted by a whale skeleton, among other interesting objects and animals.

 One room was dedicated to the role of the sea in children's books, toys and games. It was fascinating.

"The time spent on childhood beaches takes waves from our lives..."

 We continued through the Museum.

 We left the main building and had a quick look around the Aquarium.

 We popped into the gift shop, before going to catch our bus back into the city or in my case, up the mountain to my residence. 

 It had been a good final outing. As I sat in the bus I felt, yet again, very grateful to my past self for taking Galician. The classes and trips had provided some of the best moments of my semester. If anyone is going to the University of Vigo and wondering whether to do Galician classes: I highly recommend it.

 Thanks for reading.

 Liz x