Las Palmas de Gran Canaria; Tuesday, 26 February, 2019

I only had a couple of hours before I had to head back to the airport so after an early breakfast I caught the local bus round to the Castillo de la Luz. This former fortress has been carefully restored and converted into a gallery.

From the outside the fort looks as though it is complete, but inside the restoration and conversion into a gallery has enabled the preservation of some of the ruinous state of the interior – with the concrete shell of the modern restoration protecting the crumbling original walls.

I had a long look round the castle, taking in the exhibition as well as the impressive building.

Then it was time to head back to the hotel, pack my bag checkout and catch the bus back to the airport.

I had a smooth journey through the airport and onto the flight to Madrid, which arrived almost on time meaning I had plenty of time to make my connecting flight back to London.