Last Day before Orientation!

Had a nice coffee and pastry with Prea again at the Pasteleria across the corner; the people working there are lovely, and finally bought a bus card tarjeta de autobus. A bus fare is now less than half the price, and I no longer scream "foreigner" when catching a bus. Did bank stuff and explored the centre of the city again, especially the old town Casco Viejo. Then went to the large shopping centre just out of town La Morea: it has groceries, homewares, clothes, shoes, bags, phones.... everything. Bought an amazing Zara jacket for wet weather and a warm basic jacket. I'm going to need a shopping list or might go broke. But it's all really cheap ^^ Had dinner with my fellow UTS'er and her flatmates, before going out for a drink. 

Old Town
Casco Viejo

Much beloved map of the city

Dedicated to Yuan: to his love of the poem of The Road Not Taken

The old people here are deceptively strong: since arriving
I've seen old people on motorbikes and I've been out-walked by a man who must be over 60

This is the Parque de la Taconera

For some reason, this park in the middle of the city harbours deer,
roosters, some cross between piglet and lamb, geese and black swans

In one of the shops in the shopping centre La Morea.
It demonstrates the Spanish obsession with ham.
Theres entire legs of pork on the right, if you don't realise

My fellow UTS'er who does not eat ham. Teehehee!

The Chorizos here look a bit mouldy.... must be like cheese