This is our hotel in Caceres, the Don Fernando, and is located in the Plaza Mayor, or center of the city. The streets are very narrow with buildings towering on both sides, and there seems to be no sense or order to the layout--very much like Paris. Jonathan said that the people live in apartments here and that houses are rare. The old Spanish architecture is everywhere. We had to park on a far-away street because there is no parking in the central plaza. We were fortunate to find a spot less than a block away. We parked in a different place every night, and Jonathan was amazing at finding our way back to the car every time.
Our hotel room is beautiful and posh! We have a boday, huge bathroom, a refrigerator, and a lot of nice touches.
We ate dinner at "Doner Kebob", which is a Turkish place, and it was delicious.
We went to Segovia this morning, where we toured an amazing castle that was built in the 15th century and has been restored. It reminded me of King Louis XIV castle in Versailles.
This is one big cannon ball!
And a very small fireplace to heat that large room. The castle felt very cold.
The stained glass windows were spectacular.
There were many knights in shining armor; two of which are pictured here (besides the one riding the horse!)
It was a steep climb to get to the castle!
The day before, we enjoyed meeting some of the wonderful people that Jonathan loves. This is the Vaca family in Mostoles, originally from Bolivia. They are wonderful members who were very helpful to the missionaries. Brother Vaca would go with them frequently, and Sister Vaca always fed them. We were treated to a delicious dinner: pumpkin soup, Spanish salad, chicken, potato tortilla, rice and peaches for dessert. It was a feast!
Brother Vaca is legally blind, and plays the piano and guitar. He has a great sense of humor, too.
Our hotel room is beautiful and posh! We have a boday, huge bathroom, a refrigerator, and a lot of nice touches.
We ate dinner at "Doner Kebob", which is a Turkish place, and it was delicious.
We went to Segovia this morning, where we toured an amazing castle that was built in the 15th century and has been restored. It reminded me of King Louis XIV castle in Versailles.
This is one big cannon ball!
And a very small fireplace to heat that large room. The castle felt very cold.
The stained glass windows were spectacular.
There were many knights in shining armor; two of which are pictured here (besides the one riding the horse!)
It was a steep climb to get to the castle!
The day before, we enjoyed meeting some of the wonderful people that Jonathan loves. This is the Vaca family in Mostoles, originally from Bolivia. They are wonderful members who were very helpful to the missionaries. Brother Vaca would go with them frequently, and Sister Vaca always fed them. We were treated to a delicious dinner: pumpkin soup, Spanish salad, chicken, potato tortilla, rice and peaches for dessert. It was a feast!
Brother Vaca is legally blind, and plays the piano and guitar. He has a great sense of humor, too.
We also visited Arnobis, who Jonathan baptized a year ago.
And this is Remi and his three boys. His wife was at work. We could tell that they love Jonathan. The boys, ages 15, 14, and 8, really look up to him. I kept thinking that Remi is wise to invite the missionaries over often so his boys can rub shoulders with them and want to be like them.
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