Astronaut in the Cathedral

Back at the city center, we saw the places we had seen the previous night. The Casa Concha (House of Sea Shells) with the sea shells spread out on the outer wall, the exotic Salamanca Cathedral with its ornate gothic architecture. In the light of day, we observed an interesting piece of carving on the cathedral wall.. an astronaut, fully decked in the sapce suit and shoes. Check it if you don't believe it. We overheard an English guide explain that this was added in place of a fallen statue. The renovations were done during the 1960s when the 1st manned mission had reached moon and to depict the hand of God in the success of the mission, this seemed to be an appropriate place and subject for the cathedral wall. 😈
Another interesting carving was of a monkey eating a softy ice cream. This too was added during the renovation. The reason as explained by the guide being that the peak of pleasure that one may have when eating an ice cream can easily be achieved in the Cathedral.
A very innovative sales pitch I must say 🤣🤣Læs mere