Then we went downtown, took a coffee break, and ended up back at the art market next to the Museo de Bellas Artes. It was even better this week, with more artists and paintings everywhere you looked. We had a wonderful time admiring all of the different styles of paintings! I especially liked all of the city landscapes.
Art market!Then we went to the bus station to inquire about tickets to Lisbon and Salamanca. I was thinking of going to Lisbon for the weekend, but it looks like it'd be too much to fit into one weekend (7 hour bus ride) so I might head to Salamanca with Alice and Sarah. My señora is very excited because that is where she studied in college-- the University of Salamanca is the oldest university in Spain and apparently it is beautiful!
On our way we happened across the old train station, Plaza de Armas. We walked through and looked at all the little shops. Most of them were closed, because it was Sunday, but it was very pretty inside with a big dome window with stained glass and lots of light.
A sign in the station with old pictures from the Plaza de Armas
The old Plaza de ArmasThen we went down to the river. It was a beautiful day, so there were people everywhere-- couples sitting on the wall with their feet dangling to the river, boys doing backflips off of trees, and people walking, biking and jogging along the river trails. Alice and I walked along the river until we got to the shortcut that led us through Santa Cruz and back to our apartments for almuerzo.
Lots of people in the parqueAfter almuerzo I used my Sevici bike pass to bike around the city. Sevici is awesome and I am enjoying it immensely. Basically, with a 25 euro pass I am able to pick up a bike from any rack (there are hundreds all over the city,) bike to my destination, and leave it at another rack. It cuts down so much on walking time! I'm trying to convince Cherise to get one too, though, so we can ride to school and back to our house together.
At the end of my ride I went down to the river and met Alice again. We decided to take full advantage of Spanish tradition and botellón by the river. Botellóning, or drinking in public places, is very popular in Spain because you can buy alcohol at the supermercados for extremely cheap! We bought a whole bottle of wine for 1.70 euros.
We sat at the edge of the river and watched it turn pink and the lights come on over the bridge. As the night grew darker, the park became even more crowded, but with a different group than before. There were many groups of students talking in circles and playing guitar, novios wrapped up in each other or college students slacklining (where you tie rock climbing rope in between trees and walk on it like it like a type rope, I do it sometimes in the quad at UNC).
All in all, great day! When I got home Cherise was back from Barcelona, and my señora had prepared a Spanish tortilla. Yum!
Alice as we watched the sun set over the river
Beautimus
At the end of my ride I went down to the river and met Alice again. We decided to take full advantage of Spanish tradition and botellón by the river. Botellóning, or drinking in public places, is very popular in Spain because you can buy alcohol at the supermercados for extremely cheap! We bought a whole bottle of wine for 1.70 euros.
We sat at the edge of the river and watched it turn pink and the lights come on over the bridge. As the night grew darker, the park became even more crowded, but with a different group than before. There were many groups of students talking in circles and playing guitar, novios wrapped up in each other or college students slacklining (where you tie rock climbing rope in between trees and walk on it like it like a type rope, I do it sometimes in the quad at UNC).
All in all, great day! When I got home Cherise was back from Barcelona, and my señora had prepared a Spanish tortilla. Yum!
Alice as we watched the sun set over the river
Beautimus
Hey Mar, it's your mom. Your followers are getting worried about you - everything going okay? Just too busy to post?
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