¡Buen finde!

You heard it here first: I stayed out on Friday night until 5.30am! Unbelievable scenes from a girl who is normally tucked up in bed by 1 after suffering through Klute. Maybe it was the excitement of a new place and new people that kept me going, we'll have to wait until next weekend to find out, watch this space....
So, after a well deserved sleep in on Saturday morning, the four of us met in our usual spot on Calle Toro before going off to explore our new city.  Armed with his newly purchased (and very useful) guidebook, Sebastian was able to enhance our trip and we became tourists for the day (If you can't beat them, join them!)

Like Durham, Salamanca has a cathedral (there are two, in fact!) which took almost two centuries to build, finally being consecrated in the early 18th century.  It is one of the first things you spot on the drive up to the city as it is on top of a hill, and therefore has become a welcoming sight.  It's amazing to see how many tourists are here taking photos, and I get to walk down these streets everyday - I'm certain it will never get old!

Here's me and Seun in front of 'La Casa de las Conchas' - there are many legends surrounding the reason why the building is covered in conchas (shells), but my favourite is that there is gold hidden beneath one of them, but no one knows which. In the background is 'La Clerecía', a building which is now part of the university.

'El Convento de San Esteban'

Although we covered a lot of ground, I still haven't seen everything there is to see in and around the city, and I am sure I will be demonstrating more tourist-like behaviour in the future!