Today I got to have lunch with my friend Lauren from high school!! It turns out she was taking a day trip with her abroad program (she's in Madrid for the semester) to Salamanca, so I went on down to the Plaza Mayor to meet up with her! I got to actually feel like a local (except that I had no idea where to go for lunch) and show them around a little bit. We went to lunch on the Rúa Mayor, one of the biggest streets in town that leads from a church by the Plaza to the Cathedrals. Today I learned that a Caesar Salad in Spain includes mushrooms, hard-boiled eggs, and tomatoes. Fun fact.
Yeahh we're adorable. We also went down to the river where there was this little fair thing happening, where lots of tent stores were set up.
Unfortunately, a lot of them were closed for siesta at this point, which is totally valid because I'm pretty sure it was a thousand degrees outside.
Also, yes that is an entire pig roasting there. Pleasant, of course.
Anyway, it was a fun, although very warm, day, and I was very happy I got to see Lauren!!
