The town of Salamanca (in Spain) is a 2-hour bus ride one way. But the town was worth the ride. The cathedral is one of the most unusual. They built it in the 11th century. Then in the 1500s they decided it wasn’t big enough, and built a new cathedral adjacent to the old one, Then they decided what the heck, why not keep both. Finally, in the 1980s they decided to renovate both. We didn’t take the option to view the cathedral interior, but we did see some unusual things in the exterior facade. Below you can see an astronaut in the upper left corner, and a creature eating an ice cream cone in the lower right. I’m fairly certain these characters weren’t in the original building.

The most interesting part of our visit was the Museum of Art Nouveau and Art Deco. We have never before seen a museum with this focus. Unfortunately they didn’t permit photos. Too bad, because they had an extremely interesting collection.

After dinner tonight, we will get a dance troupe. They will do some folk dances, then do some flamenco dancing.

I hope this finds everyone doing well.