Salamanca is in the west of Spain, about 40 miles East of Portugal. It is the ham capital of Spain, which pretty much makes it the ham capital of the world. If you're eating really good Jamon Iberico, it's from the Pata Negra pigs of Salamanca (black footed pigs).
I'm not kidding, there was a ham shop on every corner - any one of which would be absolutely mobbed in Seattle. They all looked great. I didn't take any photos of them, but I did record some video, so you can see them later on.
Salamanca is also home to the oldest university in Spain. On the facade of the main University building, there is a very elaborate decoration. On said decoration, there is a skull with a frog on it. Legend has it that if a student is able to locate the frog on the skull, he will get an automatic passing grade in his classes.
Our hotel was literally across the street from the main entrance to the old city. We would walk for about 4 minutes to be in the heart of the old town, and another two minutes to find ourselves in the Plaza Mayor of Salamanca, where we sat down to a wonderful dinner at the Plaza 23. The most notable thing, IMO, were these ham and cheese croquettes.
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