Las fotografías

Because siesta truly is rather boring, I think I shall spend this time just putting up a bunch of pictures. I think every couple days or so I will make a photo blog post in order to get them all off my conscience but keep them from messing with the little storylines I have going in my other posts.

Sooooo here we go! The pictures that you have not seen. Comments on the top, pictures below.

Here are my two lovely roommates, Andy and Becky. They are "sad" to see me go, though I am confident that they have been throwing wild parties this entire week.

Thanks Becky, for the picture of me working my way into packing swing. I was rather stubborn for I was not in the mood.

The backpack is done and Lad is stowed safely away!!!
Man, in the morning Brad was sharp as a tack. Look at those focused eyes and jaunty attitude! haha poor Brad, he only got about two or three hours of sleep by the time I was done with packing and chatting.

This is in one of the buildings at the university! Lexi is standing inside old Roman ruins inside the building. No biggie. I was surprised that they have Roman ruins, but that's pretty cool I guess. They have a lot of glass set up over the floor and over walls so that you can see old stuff but still walk over it on your way to the bathroom. haha.

And here is a photo taken looking into the courtyard in the center of the house! It looks exactly like Southern California! Soon I am going to have to post a bunch of pictures of all the plants and things. There are hydrangeas and geraniums and a lot of succulents, and I should figure out if they originated in Spain or if they were brought back from the New World.
Here is "La catedral." I don't know what cathedral off the top of my head, sorry. All of the maps and signs simply say "The Cathedral" so it must be SO famous it doesn't need to have its name anywhere.

Here is an example of a typical car-pedestrian interaction. With such narrow streets when you hear a car you basically just squish against the wall and try to tuck in your toes. Many streets are far more narrow and winding, so sometimes it doesn't work out super great.
Here are a couple views of new Toledo for your enjoyment! Que bonita, etc, etc.

And these pictures are of the futbol game! I tried to get footage of the goal, and I actually was successful in predicting it but I must have hit record twice because I only have a second at the end and at the beginning and nothing in between. I'm pretty sad. It was nuts! Fortunately marching band had adequately prepared me for that kind of enthusiasm, though I had not yet seen that many people get together to watch a sporting event that wasn't even taking place live.

Another view of the cathedral, but this time from the Ayuntamiento, or the building where we met the mayor.
Inside the mayor's building (or whatever it is...I'm not entirely sure. It definitely had a religious background however because of the murals, etc inside. I took a picture of a wall that I found interesting. They kept the original stonework and just kind of built around it.

Es todo! Hasta.