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Day 5 – A lost day in Salamanca!

Hello everyone and good afternoon. Sorry for the sudden halt yesterday but after we dropped out of the Cantabrias there wasn’t much to see other than thousands of shrubland as far as the eye could see. There had been a signal problem on the line so it was a slow crawl getting to Salamanca. We arrived and checked into the gaffe was a little bit of a faf but managed fine. Only problem now was we hit siesta time so not much to do but go for a wander I did anyway and had a cheeky beer at this park not far from where I am then went back and siesta’d myself.

The evening was pretty boring or even a little crap as I was tired, hungry and grumpy and couldn’t strike up a convo with anyone however today has so far been much better.

Today I took it easy exploring the city, I visited a convent that very much resembled Hogwarts. Very grandiose place I have to say, then it was breakfast time in a nice cafe with a coffee and croissant meal deal. Why not? 

Next it was La Catedral and that place is something that gives St. David’s a run for its money. The photos don’t do it justice. After that they found a small archive house dedicated to the Spanish Civil war and it was free to get in. Basically it was a big exhibition showing how Franco had it in for the Communists and freemasons and some of the brutality that went on during that one – which was very much a precursor to WW2. Again I could write loads about this but I won’t!

Finally it was a stroll down to El Puente Romano – an impressive Roman bridge. I had a quick look but by now sun was getting hot and it was lunch time. I found a decent place in the main square where I had a few tapas and some glasses of the house vino tinto and managed to build a rapport with the bar man there. Said I would pop by this evening. All in all I got enough content to make a video about everything seen today and think I will do but when unsure gives me some time to get the battle rhythm going with this.

Well now it’s almost nap time. I am making my way back and going to chill then head out later. Tomorrow I am heading off on a little bus trip for a history lesson. Stay tuned for that! See you!