Thursday, July 12, 2012

museum, churros, and more wandering

today after class i went to a bunch of small shops. i didn't buy anything, just looking around for gift ideas. a lot of the shops carry the same things, but the prices can really vary. i also had some time to kill before we went to an art museum. the art museum we went to in salamanca actually used to be a house. it's unique because of it's close proximity to the cathedral. there typically don't allow houses to be built so close. it had an absolutely beautiful stained glass ceiling. i luckily got a couple pictures of it before our guide told us we couldn't take pictures.

after the museum i cam home for lunch. we had soup, salad, veal, and a banana for dessert. after lunch i tried to siesta for a bit but decided to go to the corte ingles (large shopping store) with a few girls. after the corte ingles we went and got churros. i don't like chocolate, so i only had a little piece of one. we walked around a little bit and then went home.

we just finished dinner and had noodles, pizza, and yogurt for dessert. tonight there is a big party in the plaza mayor to celebrate spain winning the euro cup. it's kind of like a championship tour. i don't think i'm going to go up there.

we leave for portugal tomorrow afternoon. i believe it is a 5 hour bus ride. it's supposed to be very pretty and we will be on the beach. there are about 20 people going so it should be a lot of fun. i've yet to pack.. but that shouldn't take long.. how much do i need for one weekend?

i've been very tired the past couple of days. i know it's because i'm staying up way to late and i haven't gotten to take a good siesta in a few days. some people are going out tonight and i'm debating whether or not i'm going to go. a lot of the bars in town are starting to do promotions for the weekend. for many people their weekends begin on thursday night.. i had better get going if i'm going to get all my stuff done and try to go out tonight!

next post will be from portugal! i'm crossing my fingers for free wifi at the hotel!!

ceiling at the art museum! how beautiful!

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