Blogs from Salamanca, Castile & León, Spain, Europe - page 18

so nothing too exciting has happened since my last update except that i DID mangage to get up in front of the entire class and perform my famous dance move (the finger shake, of couse) during our conversation on the typical dances of Los Estados Unidos. haha how exciting...this move has gone international! oh and i am officially certain that our teacher actually does speak english because she understood the word ¨cucumber¨ randomly today in class. more uncovering of this plot later... tonight we are all trying to get invited to Cumlaude (the most exclusive club in Salamanca). You have to be asked on the street by the bouncers to get in so we are all going to dress up and look extra good to get an invite. if that fails then our back up plan ... read more

Our next stop was Salamanca, a lovely little town west of Madrid. We headed out of the city and into the countryside which is similar in many ways to parts of Oz. It was much easier driving the motor home on the open road! We arrived and parked the van in a quiet street outside the centre of town and then after some lunch and a siesta we walked around the city. It is a beautiful city with winding cobblestone streets and lovely buildings and plazas. One highlight was the Universidad Civil, the entrance to the University which is a huge wall of intricate stone carvings. Legend has it that if you can spot the small frog hidden in the carvings you are assured of good luck or marriage within a year… After a few Cerveja ... read more

I am finally in Salamanca--I had to buy internet minutes so I will write more tomorrow and let you know about this CRAZY adventure we´ve been on so far. Alli OH! As a side note, I deffinately used the metro (subway system) all by myself in Madrid and didn´t get lost!... read more

Greetings from Salamanca, a fabulous university town about two hours from Madrid. We drove here yesterday from Protugal; we were all glad to get back to a place where we understand the language. Portuguese is hard. We stayed last night in a pension on the Plaza Mayor, a great old open plaza about 200 yards across each way. The highlight of the morning for me was a short run around town, followed by sitting in the sun at a cafe in the plaza reading the Spainish paper and the International Herald Tribune. This morning's other major event was getting the kids' haircut. Ryan was in tears for about an hour because Angie told the barber that she should take an inch off, and was misunderstood to mean that she should only leave an inch. I ... read more

After a nice but restless 4 weeks at home getting jabbed nearly every week, am now rabies-free and back on with the travels! Not quite jet-setting around the world, but am in Salamanca, Spain, doing a Spanish course for 2 weeks, then travelling a bit for the rest of the month. Salamanca is a small, World Heritage listed city and absolutely gorrrrgeous - the main focus is the grand impressive Plaza Mayor, the Cathedral and the University dating back to the 1300's, but the real charm of the city are the tiny cobbled streets, old sandstone buildings and the general lovely small-town feel. It´s particularly known for being a major university town so there are loads and loads of students everywhere, both Spanish and international - is like being back on campus! My Spanish school is ... read more