Day 26/27 - Lovely Salamanca This blog entry covers 2 days. The 26th was the walk to Salamanca, and the 27th has been a rest day here covering the sites. We will be on the road again tomorrow. We left Pedro de Rozados this morning, ready for our relatively easy 18 km walk to the large city of Salamanca. Being hungry for breakfast, we stopped at a small village to look for a cafe/bar that would do bacon and eggs. It was closed of course, but were told that it opened at 9:00. This was rather curious, because it was right next door to a hostel were people had to be gone by 8:00. The Spanish don't seem to have capitalism down pat yet. After breakfast, we continued on a great walk thru farm land, opening and closing many gates. The approach to Salamanca was long and hot, out in the open sun. We entered Salamanca on an old Roman bridge. Salamanca, with a population of 228,000 is the largest city and capital of the Province of Salamanca. The streets here are like a maze. The main plaza de mayor is huge, and was very impressive when it was all lit up at night. The city centre was just a continuos stream of people, with many staying out to 6:00 am. The cathederal here is also very impressive. Tonight we say goodbye to one of our walking buddies, Petya from Bulgaria. Her holidays are over, and she must return to work. She wants to finish the Camino at a later date. Buen Camino Petya! Bernard the Irishman and myself will carry on. Anyway, here are some pics of the trail and of Salamanca. Terry
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