Our small gift-opening ceremony, pre-unwrapping. The gorgeous ensemble was made by Emily. We all got a couple of things, including tee shirts, jewelry, and a wooden puzzle (for Colin).
Ninja Papa showing off his new shirt. Extremadura is the province Cáceres is in and Universidad de Extremadura is where Emily is studying.
This is merely the first course ... There was two different kinds of shrimp and a seafood casserole type thing for the main course ... then dessert. We were more than stuffed! It was fun listening and trying to have conversations. Some of them knew some English but we mostly listened to them speak Spanish amongst themselves and to us. Papa is the only one who doesn't know Spanish but he does know French as did one of the Spanish men he sat next to.
This is traditional in Spain - a baby Jesus doll in a basket in the fireplace.
The next day we wandered around Cáceres a bit more. Here, a cat is stalking a pigeon which is in the middle of the intersection.
In the Jewish Quarters.
Papa inspecting the iron work with Sarah. Since this is what he does for a living, he is frequently found touching the various metal work we came across and asking us to take pictures of it.
This is a building close to our hotel that always made me think of bathroom walls.
Later on Christmas day, we boarded a bus to Madrid. On the way there we drove by the huge solar energy complex.
And could see mountains with snow-covered peaks in the distance for most of the ride.
From Madrid, we took an overnight train to A Coruña. This is also courtesy of Rachel, taken in the girls' cabin. You can get a feel for how tight everything was. There were four bunks per room. The three girls shared with another random woman and Colin and I were in a family room with Mom/Karen and Papa.
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