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Surprising Salamanca
We said farewell to Villa Branco and Sintra and headed off on our journey to Salamanca-a mere 500ks. At this stage I must tell you that the roads in Spain and Portugal are amazing. Just about all our driving has been on 4 lane and often six lane motorways. We have paid some tolls but maybe only $120 over the six weeks, and all well worth it. Today …
Salamanca
... said "dit is 'n geween en gekners van tande." By now I have learned my lesson, do not ask the old people they do not understand. I finally found a younger man to ask direction, but surprisingly he could only speak French. My french does not include a lot more that Jetaime and Wi (I am sure this is spelled incorrectly.) At least he understood Almeida, and I could figure out turn right, and go 8 km. While I was out hunting for directions Johan tried putting the ...
Salamanca
... one!)then the University which is the oldest in Spain,the 12th century San Martins Church complete with two storks nests on top and the Casa de las Conchas (The House of Shells) which dates from the late15th Century and has some great gargoyles overlooking the inside courtyard.
There was one thing that spoilt Salamanca and that was the graffiti, it was everywhere ...
Worths visiting again...
... look for support for his journeys. So I had to see that in order to not to upset my cat Colombus :) Again so beautiful ! I think I will have breathing problems if I continue visiting such impressive constructions :)
In order to solve the breathing problem, we walked towards the river and reached Puente Romano - a Roman bridge from 1st century. While crossing the bridge I touched the sides of the bridge several times just to feel ...
ISA Orientation
... wall encompassing the city. Two hours later, we were finally in Salamanca! As most people found their host families, Kat, Naddir, and I took a cab to our residencia. Here we have our own bathroom, individual computers, meals three times a day, and laundry once a week. What more could you ask for? I chose the residencia because I've become an extremely independent person. Living under the roof of another family seemed too stressful for me. ...