The next two churches were close together so we walked along old town streets.
A fountain with signs that say the water is not drinkable.
The entrance to the Parochial Church of Saint James.
The original building was Gothic. Additions and renovations done between the 16th and 18th centuries changed the feel of the church.
There must be something gold and glittery.
Moving on to Sanctuary of Our Lady of Monserrate.
We found this picture of Jesus in all of the churches. I teased Michael there were pictures of Jesus in a dress. Later he looked it up and said - hey those are rays of light not a dress. I still think it looks like a dress.
Some details of the gold and glittery.
We saw several groups of school children walking the streets of the Old Town. Never did see what they were going to see.
We in a hurry to see all the churches before 12:30 when they closed. So we by-passed the Museum of the Reconquista - the gold/orange building on the left.
Street scenes
This building is the town hall. The tourist office entrance is below the flag.
We saw many streets with birds like the ones above strung across the street. Sometimes they were grouped on street lanterns.
We have one more church - the Cathedral of the Savior and St Mary - that we wanted to see. It doesn't close until 2pm so we stopped for drinks and a snack at a cafe/bar. I got a chocolate filled pastry and soda; Michael got a coffee and piece of Tortilla (like a quiche) .The bill was under 8 euros, which is about $10. My healing foot is not happy with me today. I have been doing lots of walking on hills and on uneven ground recently, which is causing it to hurt.
Ooo, I haven't seen anything like the birds before!
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