Soria

I went with my boss to Soria (the capital city of the region with the same name) for a weekend getaway. I was with her, her boyfriend, her sister, and her friends.

We went to the Hermitage of San Saturio. This church is built into the side of a cave and is situated on the Duero River, which was frozen solid. The legend states that a boy, age 6, fell out of the highest window. San Saturio was able to save the mangled child.. and something about his cape? Either way, you can see this window that the legend takes place in, and the living quarters and skull of San Saturio.


We also went to the Parque del Castilla, a huge beautiful national park. A beautiful view, but the wind made it nearly unbearable to walk around. There's one celebration in Soria that involves bulls (naturally.) They are released from their pen and run the length of the park all the way to the city center.


In the same park there is a waterfall (cascada.) The weather is so cold that the waterfall was frozen solid.


The rest of the time we spent drinking and eating (of course.) Dinner doesn't start until 10:30, and isn't finished until 2 hours later. This includes 3-4 bottles of Rioja and two bottles worth of dessert chupitos (shots.) The discos are open until probably 7 am, so we had no trouble finding a few places to drink and dance long into the night (5 am.) It was a cold walk home but a warm night overall.

You know you went HAM when even the Spaniards the next morning say, "Whew, wild night last night, jaja."