Next was the Thyssen museum, which had some impressive Dali (my favorite!) and some more Picassos. Here is Thyssen

Unfortunately however, I was robbed while I was taking out my student ID at the ticket counter. As I opened up my purse someone “bumped into me” making me drop the card and when I stood back up all the cash in my purse was gone. Luckily I had enough cash in my pocket to pay for the ticket with the student discount and all, but needless to say I was still pretty upset about it all. I had tried so hard to be careful. I don’t even want to think about how much I lost.

After Thyssen I caught the tourist bus and rode around a bit more. I also hopped on the other route since my pass was about to run out but unfortunately the bus routes ended while I was on the other side of town. I actually met a Mexican family on the bus that got ditched off with me so we all went down to the metro together and figured things out to get back to our respective homes. They were really nice, an older lady with her sons it seemed. It was actually nice to be able to use “ustedes” instead of “vosotros” for once, since it comes a bit more naturally to me.

Random pics from bus:







Plaza de Cibeles again w/a tourist bust in the background