Vistas and Valor

We spent Saturday being tourists in Salamanca and it made us fall in love with our city even more. Our goal was to find the beautiful library of Salamanca that we had seen on Google Images pre-departure. We didn’t find it but rest assured that you’ll hear about it when we do. However, our wandering did lead us to Universidad Pontificia and 155 steps later (Hailey counted), the best view of Salamanca.

Casa de Las Conchas

City view of Salamanca

Not what we had planned, but exactly what we needed in our “exploring Salamanca” day. Seeing something we wanted to do and doing it. Shout out to spontaneity and two bag Chris.

Mid-day we decided to treat ourselves to the traditional Spanish dessert of churros con chocolate – minus the chocolate for Hailey, which meant more for SK. We took our time and embraced the Spanish mindset that it’s better to sit and enjoy than get it to go.

One classic McDonald’s rendezvous later (on that free wifi grind) we met up with our compañeros and headed off to the famed cathedral and its lesser-known entrance. SK’s trusty grammar professor and one of Hailey’s Chinese classmates filled us in on one of Salamanca’s best-kept secrets: climbing the Cathedral tower. Lots of steps, narrow hallways, and spiral staircases later, we made it to the top. The views were fabulous and can hardly be captured in a photo. We did our best.

The afternoon ended with a trip down to the Río Tormes and the Roman bridge that crosses it. One final look at the city we’ve called home for two weeks.

Thanks to our pals for joining us on the adventure.

Hailey & SK