We were bracing for a hot day with temperatures expected to rise to be in the 90's. With some rain expected for tomorrow, a large dome of hot air was pulled in in front of a cooler air mass. We started out from the apartment and walked through a nice park heading downhill on a gentle slope. Then we reached the real downhill portion of our walk. These stairs can only described as an Olympic Level of stairs. We did not count the steps but the google machine says it is upwards of 350 steps. We took our time and stopped often to take pictures. We spent an hour in the Archeological museum and really enjoyed the displays. Many of the objects had illustrations next to them showing how each item was used.
The park has a huge brick smokestack left over from the industrial days
A fun scuplture
Spooky hightlights
Follow the arrow to get to Santiago de Compostella
Inside a walled area
We have made it down a large number of stairs
A long way down to the bottom
Housed lines the stairs
Inside the walled area we spy a red building
A grand entrance indeed
Ramps paralleled the stairs
The housed get their own bridges over to the stairs
Bilbao rests in a deep river valley
A faux building painted on the side of an outbuilding
The Archeological Museum
Weapons with details on how they were made
There are several caves all along the coast that have paleolithic cave paintings
Close ups
Buffalo
The caves also contained bones of older beasts
Pendants
Of course it is diorama time
A walled city with areas for the livestock
Funerary pieces
An iconic statue dated to 200 BCE and thought to represent a boar holding a calendar disc
Another grave marker
Many of the displays had details that identified use of the artifacts in the room
No bull here, or maybe this is where the bull was buried
The illustrations were very informative
Great stonework
Ventilation pieces
All carved out of stone!
Speaking of carving skills
Some fantastic pieces
Some bling too
The illustration really helps
A system of cisterns
Excavated and now on display
A cool display to boot
Ceramic bits
We have had a hard time finding pipes for sale
Many tiny jars
Watch your lips!
Tennis ball bird
Leaving the museum
