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| This trompe l'œil mural is located in Zamora, Spain. |
Picture this in Zamora
I don't have a lot to say about Zamora. We've decided to make this city in northern Spain our stopping point for our second night on the road. It was a last-minute switch from Salamanca once I realized it would be nearly impossible to find parking, much less an EV charger in that popular and lovely city. Zamora provides its own challenges on the EV charger front, and our hotel is kind of crappy, but I dig the murals we spot as we walk around the town.
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| Street mural in Zamora |
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| Street mural in Zamora. |
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| Street mural in Zamora |
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| This mural, honoring the local padre, is located in Zamora. |
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| This mural is located on the walls of the library in Zamora. |
Chasing antiquity in Mérida
We're heading north through Spain and spend our second-to-last day in Mérida, a city filled with Roman sites. After an unsuccessful attempt to find an EV charger, we decide to park at our hotel and find a place to eat lunch. Ken has one request: not touristy, and we hit the jackpot with Restaurante El Salero, an out-of-the way gem with a real
abuela in the kitchen.
As we eat, we study the map from the tourism office. Mérida offers a number of Roman sites, more than we can possibly check out in one afternoon. We decide to focus on the Roman Amphitheater, a vast site with plenty to see.
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| One of the arched corridors leading to the Roman Amphitheater in Mérida. |
Built in 8 BC, the arena could accommodate more than 15,000 spectators who were wowed by gladiator games and battles involving wild animals. Forests, deserts, and lakes could be installed in the center of the arena floor. The grounds of the Amphitheater also include a smaller Roman Theater, plazas, statues, and gardens.
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