The Many Things We Do in Spain

So we do not have internet on the weekends. Over the past few days, we have been doing many things here in Salamanca. 
We had a tour a few days ago and we were shown a pretty little park that we have chosen to call the Love Garden. We like to go there to read for class. We call it the love garden because there is a well with locks hanging from it. The locks are hung there by couples in love. We often get rained on in this park. The weather for the next week is going to be rainy which is awesome because we walk everywhere. By the way, it really happens like the movies when a car drives through a puddle and the water splashes all over you. 
On our tour, we also saw the famous facade of the University of Salamanca. We found the frog that is hidden in the facade. The legend says that finding this frog will bring you academic luck! Huzzah! Our tour guide, Roberto, also showed us this chocolate place, VALOR!, that specializes in churros con chocolate. You can also order and drink pure chocolate. Thanks Roberto!
Last week our host mom Angela sang to us and showed us some Sevillan dance moves. She then proceeded to dress us up like Flamenco dancers! No worries. We have pictures. 
This past weekend we spent our time going to the 7 story department store, El Corte Ingles. We also went to the new and old cathedrals, where we saw cathedral cats. No, its not a musical about religious cats. They are just cats that live in and around the cathedrals. We also had dinner with our group and enjoyed a magic show. It was pretty hilarious. Saturday night we went to a free concert put on by the art festival Facyl. We saw Javiera Mena. Facyl is an international art festival that is put on by the city of Salamanca every summer. It is a week long festival with concerts, art shows, performances, lectures and hot air balloon rides, no joke. A lot of it is free so we have been taking advantage of these things. 
Over the weekend we noticed several things. 
1. Saturday is the day to get married in Salamanca. We saw at least 4 different weddings all over the city.
2. Sunday is the day to paint Salamanca! Even if the forecast is rainy. There were lots of student artists out on the streets painting the buildings.
3. Twins. Salamanca is full of baby twins. We are not sure what causes it, but just in case, we are not going to drink the water...


Hasta Luego
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