Reportage on the goings on of Craighan
My relationship with Budapest got off to a rocky start, but as we got out into the city more, we really enjoyed our twelve days there. It was a nice place to relax a bit, and the architecture and nature are great for afternoon walks.
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The star attraction in Salamanca, at least for us, was the cathedral, or more accurately, cathedrals. When the parish outgrew their 14th-century cathedral, they decided to leave it standing and just build the much larger “new” cathedral. The Cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin (Catedral de la Asunción de la Virgen), more commonly known as the New Cathedral (Catedral Nueva), was built between 1513-1733 (consecrated in 1733). The cathedrals share a wall, and it was really neat to see the two styles literally next to each other.
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Spain is full of Roman ruins.
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The fifth floor of the at the Musée National d’Art Moderne (AKA “The Pompidou,”) is the the “modern” collection that ends chronologically with Warhol, so I was already sweating a little bit when I made the move down a level to the “contemporary” collection. The fourth floor at the the Pompidou is a stuff-in-the-world museum with a veneer of art museum. It’s good times for those who thrill at outrage.
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The food in San Sebastián is reason enough to visit, the gorgeous beaches and lovely buildings notwithstanding. similar to other Spanish cities, the bars and restaurants offer tapas (small plates), but here they are pintxos, and the portions are a little bigger than the standard tapas in, say, Madrid. They’re also a little more elaborate, often involving more ingredients and presented in interesting ways.
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Our time in Spain unexpectedly turned into about 11 weeks, but we’re done with Spain for now. So, in way of an adios, here are a few unconnected thoughts on Spain that we haven’t had time (yet) to develop into more substantial posts.
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Our time in Zaragoza was short – Sunday afternoon to Tuesday morning. This made Monday (19 March) a busy one. Based on my primary aims of seeing Cathedrals (and other large places of worship, Christian or otherwise), alcazars, and Roman ruins, an agenda was set prior to our departure from Madrid.
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Well, the exchange rate has not improved any since my last tallying of the expenses, and this month we felt the effects much more than the first month because we no longer had the benefit of a month’s lodging booked back in October. Here are the totals.
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I’m here to answer the essential questions about relics for you. After a few hours scouring the internet, the best that I can come up with is: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯. So, stop reading now if want a manual for divvying up corpses of a saints.
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When we arrived at our hostal in Segovia (Spanish hostals are between hostels and hotels in terms of comfort, amenities, and price), the very nice lady at reception was very excited to inform us that we were just in time for “La Semana del Dorado,” or Golden Week.
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