From January to May of 1985, I had the opportunity to study Spanish language and culture at the Universidad de Salamanca in Spain. As a junior at Penn State majoring in Spanish, the program was ideal for me. I lived with a wonderful Spanish family (none of whom spoke any English I might add!) who made me feel right at home with them. I was in the program with a couple of my best friends, so we had many good times together. We enjoyed shopping, travelling on weekends, and going to the various discos throughout the city. I remember
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Cathedral Tower
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La Catedral Nueva Salamanca's cathedral is a prototypical example of Plateresque...
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Torre del Aire A 15th-Century Gothic tower whose style, though medieval, has a definite...
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Church of the Sancti Spiritus Just a block or so away from the Torre del Aire is the Church of the...
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Home in Salamanca Calle Méjico 14-16 is the address of the the family I lived with while...
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Rúa Mayor This very busy street, lined with shops, runs from the Plaza Mayor to the...
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Convento de San Esteban Work on St. Stephen's Convent was begun in 1524 under the...
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Detail of Church of San Esteban Of all the old religious sites of Salamanca, the Church of San Esteban...
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Interior of the Convento de San Esteban
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View of cathedral from San Esteban
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Torre del Clavero Today, the Tower of the Key's Keeper remains as a testimony of...
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Bull Ring & Statue of the Bull of Lidia The Glorieta bull ring in Salamanca was built in 1892 and officially...
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Avenida de Portugal This is one of the many residential districts in Salamanca, lined with...
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Alamedilla Park Alamedilla Park comprises over 25,000 square meters. The railroad marked its...
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Patio de las Escuelas Menores The Minor Schools were built in 1428, and they house the patio seen in this...
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Entrance to the Patio de las Escuelas This little Plateresque façade (1533) is similar to its more famous...
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La Catedral Nueva de Salamanca Work on the magnificent Cathedral began in 1497 since the Old Cathedral was...
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La Catedral Nueva de Salamanca This is a great postcard view of the New Cathedral in Salamanca.
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Interior of Salamanca's New Cathedral The interior, in particular the pattern of the vaulting, the delicacy of the...
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Interior of Salamanca's New Cathedral
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Organ of new cathedral in Salamanca
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Torre del Gallo, or "Rooster's Tower" Behind the cathedral is found one of the cosiest corners in Salamanca,...
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Altar of Salamanca's Catedral Vieja The altarpiece of the main altar in the Old Cathedral hosts one of the most...
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"The Last Judgment" in La Catedral Vieja
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Plaza Mayor On this day, the Plaza was decorated for a visiting dignitary from Japan.
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