Parador Salamanca

... hundreds and hundreds of years old. Madrid has its historic parts most definitely, but it was amazing to walk around the streets of Salamanca and feel like the history was all around me. Madrid is so metropolitan, so similar to New York, that it is hard for me to realize that Madrid is not the rest of the Spain, that most of Spain is old and historic and full of many years of history that I can not wait to continue learning about! The night ended quite late and ...

It is (apparently unseasonably) cool right now. It actually rained, and stormed, today. It was definitely a change from the usually sweltering norm. <br><br>In any case, it has alerted me to the fact that I way underpacked warm clothes. It's warmer here than Wisconsin, but it gets down to 10 in December, and it's 40 and under through November. <br ...

... I know I looked like a hardcore tourist just wandering around taking tons of pictures, but I'm to the point where I don't really care. I'm a foreigner. People can deal with it.<br><br>My host mother made me cheesecake, got me new socks and sang for me. It was absolutely adorable.<br><br>Friday night we decided to go the the beach and check out things there. It was INSANE. There were literally just bottles of cheap ...

Salamanca go in the morning for some siteseeing on salamanca. Hang out in square. See Church. Look for frog. Lunch on the steps. Naps and pool for the afternoon. Sue stays with kids and Ev, Julie and Tom Listen to music on the square drinking beers. 13.50 for 4 beers, coffee, and drink. Not in Switzerland any more.<br><br>           <br>

Almost a week visiting Andre in Salamanca!<br><br>It´s even hotter here than it was in Malaga- of course with the oceanbreeze lacking!<br>So I spend most of the days at the public pool wich has a great view of the cathedral... enjoying reading a lot!!!<br>Of course I also went sightseeing- although I already know Salamancas sights - having been here for the 3rd time. But still I am always fascinated by the old builidings, the university, the library, the ...

Alright, second time today, but I´ll take advantage of internet time when I can get it. Just a few mental notes from Salamanca: 1. Spanish siesta is a real thing....as in, the ENTIRE city and I´m assuming the entire country shuts down at exactly 2pm and doesn´t re open until 4:30 or 5pm....lunch time, nap time, relax time, etc. It is so very strange to witness! 2. Spanish women are the heads of household, not husbands ...

... the best nightlife in Spain. There are various bars and discotecas all over the city. I'd say our group as a whole chose Camelot as our favorite discoteca. We also enjoyed O'hara and the Irish Rover, although the Irish Rover seemed to cater more to the tourists than to the locals.<br><br>Of course, I must not forget our main reason for traveling to Salamanca: to attend classes at the university. The University of Salamanca is Spain's oldest university and one of the ...

I was just going to write a little more about my classes and how they are going. CULTURE: I still enjoy this class quite a bit. We have discussed a lot of different topics in Spanish Culture. Recently we have talked about some of the struggles in Spain such as the job market, prostitution, racism, sexism, and other topics. I like the way my professor approaches a lot of different topics. He is not afraid to admit that there are issues and ...

... contándose su vida, padres y madres con los niños, jubilados contando batallitas, en definitiva, paz y sosiego. Después de un rato sentados, continuamos el paseo. Decidimos comer por a la zona de Van Dyck, a ver si tomamos unos pinchitos de jeta.... Por el camino Esther me enseña la diferencia entre abrigos de piel buenos y malos. En Salamanca parece que los regalan, porque ...

We reached Salamanca last night. We toured around the old city and saw all of the old architecture lit up. There had been a wedding earlier in one of the courtyards and there were rose petals and rice all in the road. Little kids were collecting the rice. We ended in the plaza. We were told that if we stayed up late enough we might see sheep run through ...