On Sunday we went on an excursion to various places on the border between Spain and Portugal. Our first stop was Tui, where we saw a cathedral/fortress. The most terrifying part was climbing the tower of the cathedral up a flight of very narrow stairs with no guardrails. We both developed a little vertigo, in the footsteps of Lucille 2.
On top of the tower. SCARY. Notice our history professor Domingo Sr. in the background leading the tour.
After that we went to Portugal for a couple hours to see another fortress, which was a much more touristy marketplace where they sold nice linens. Portugal and Spain are only divided by a river, but there is an hour time difference. Then we went to a mountain (Monte Santa Tecla) that had an incredible view.
On the side of the mountain were the ruins of a small Celtic village from the fifth century. You can see the outlines of lots of little houses.
We ended our trip with a short stop at the beach and ate churros con chocolate for dinner. So delicious.
This morning we began our classes for the week of orientation: Spanish history and Spanish literature. In the afternoon we took an architectural tour of Santiago, which is all very Baroque. According to our enthusiastic tour guide, the best example in the world of an entire city designed in the Baroque style is Washington DC. Que mola.
Hasta la vista,
Raquel y Hilary
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