Mom and Dad come to Spain!!!

My parents came to Salamanca last week - it was my dad's first visit to Spain and my mom's first to Europe! They spent two full days in Salamanca, where I pretty much just got to show off the city to them. Photos:

Puente Romano

In front of the cathedral

One of the super touristy shops on Rua Mayor

Ice cream in the plaza

The garden by the cathedral - my mom's favorite place
in Salamanca

We met up with my friend Lisa for lunch (her mom taught my dad to swim!) and then had coffee with my host family.

Lisa

with my host mom, Ana

Ana, Luis, and Nicki

Before leaving for Paris, we stopped in Madrid for a whirlwind day of sightseeing!

Royal Palace

Puerta del Sol

Plaza Mayor

No visit to the Plaza Mayor is complete without a Fat Spiderman sighting

Rockin' the Madrid metro

Parque de Retiro - Madrid's version of Central Park

To top it all off, FREE admission to the Prado Museum!

I'll write about our Parisian adventures later this week!