Some not-so-good-news

Ok. Today was not a good day, but it could have been way worse! For instance, in la copa mundial, Spain lost to the Netherlands 1-5. But it could have been a total shutout, so one goal was a good thing. I also had my purse stolen at a restaurant tonight, but we were able to resolve it quickly and I had no cash nor passport in my wallet so it was okay. And I had all my photos minus a very cute one of me eating my octopus for dinner on my computer, so that was okay too. And Salamanca is a lovely town despite the mancha of today.

First, we stopped in Ávila, a little walled town outside of Salamanca. We got to walk on top of the city walls and explore this church of Santa Teresa, who is the perfect example of a Catholic nun. No joke they bring Catholic schoolgirls here to be inspired by her life (at age 7 she tried to run away to be martyred). And we got to see a relic! (It was her finger and looked like as a 1200 year old finger should).

the city walls

one of the towers

the view of the cathedral from the walls

on top of the city

inside the church dedicated to santa teresa

And now on to Salamanca!

una merienda:
soooo much better than the chocolate ones. 

la plaza mayor

the university

can you spot a little sculpture that is not like the others?

la catedral de Salamanca

And so this is the end to an exciting (whether I wanted it to be or not!) day. Whew. So now good night and much love from Salamanca!