April 23th 2018 part 1 by Anna, Lauren, Emma and Caroline

Today we went to Zamora, a region of Castilla y León, a one-hour bus ride from Salamanca. This city was influenced by the Romans which can be seen in the buildings and churches. When we arrived, our guide pointed out the characteristics of Roman churches, and we got to go inside a few. In one of them there was a First Communion ceremony. Next we went to the Museo Semana Santa which had a display of biblical scenes that were used to teach the illiterate the bible stories, and warn them of the punishment they would receive if they were not good Catholics. We then saw the remains of a castle made out of stone and took pictures of the amazing view from the top. From there we went inside a museum of a cathedral, and next the cathedral which had incredible displays with detailed artwork. After viewing that, we had an hour of free time, which was when it began to rain. When we met up again, we walked through the streets where the craftsmen work to see their businesses and that concluded our excursion to Zamora.