¿Como se dice "bar-hopping?"

Backview of the Cathedral

After my short-lived siesta, I helped Kayla and Natalia move some luggage over to Natalia's flat. We decided to meet at the famed Cathedral near city center. The late-day lighting was perfect; it highlighted just the tallest sections of the cathedral and left others in the shadows, making for a sweet contrast that I couldn't totally capture by camera. All of the trees surrounding it are citrus trees, ornamental of course.

Plaza de la Catedral

The plaza in front of it was full of cute cafes and some chicos playing around it, bordered by beautifully colored buildings. I've seen a fair number of cathedral, but I really found myself pretty awestruck at the sight of it. I can't wait to go inside!
Unfortunately, today is Sunday and all that is open are a few cafes and bars.

I made it back to my apartment without getting too, overly lost, with just enough time to take a quick nap and get dressed for our night out.
Thank god no one wore dresses because it would've been way too cold. We met up at Plaza San Domingo and picked a restaurant that had been recommended to us because it was known to have bigger tables, haha...there were sixteen of us!

Una marinera...que asco.

I ordered two tapas, "marineras", because my land-lady had recommended the Murcian specialty to me. She explained, in her thick Murcian-Spanish accent, that the word had something to do with Marines or some sort of sea-related armed forces? She described that it was a bread filled with something, but I didn't quite catch what. When it arrived in front of me, I was definitely surprised; it was a U-shaped bread stick, covered with the tuna-salad-mixture, then topped with a slice of some nasty-smelling fish. Well, better luck next time, hahah.

Los callos..looks better than it was

Cory switched one Marinera for his "Callos"...another great decision. It was sort of a joke between everyone because that ended up being kinda weird tasting too! We still have no idea what it was. We ordered a delicious rose wine called Lambrusco, the cheapest blush wine on the menu. It didn't taste far off from soda! It was so good, in fact, that we ordered another bottle (both split between four of us girls--Natalia, Katie, Alexa and me).

The first bar; we stayed here longest

After a fun and lively dinner, we headed off for some bar hopping to celebrate Amanda's birthday. The bar we settled at had these deals:

• A mixed drink (forgot the word) + a chupito (shot)= 4 €
• Una cerveza (beer) + a chupito = 2 €

We all paid for a set of shots at a time, and I think I ended up having a shot of tequila, a shot of "vodka caramelo" which tasted like butterscotch (yum!), a cerveza, and a "gin tonic". I felt bad for the poor bartendress who had to deal with our flood of drink orders.

We then found our way to a bar that Cory had apparently been to. It was jam-packed with young locals 2 beers for 1 €!

Second-to-last bar

Woodstock, the last bar

Last, we went to Woodstock, a bar that can't be more than 100 feet from my flat. It was full of American classic rock albums and posters like: The Who, Bob Marley, Frank Zappa, Janis Joplin and such. After that, Natalia and I decided to go back because we were already super close to my place.

It was so much fun getting to hang out and get to know everyone in our group; I can't wait for the next time. Now, to meet some Murcianos!