DAY 10 — Sunday, May 11, 2014
Happy Mothers Day!!
As Coimbra celebrates graduation of its university senior class, students, parents, and spectators like us revel among them in a wild and crazy parade of more than 60 floats. Most make various politically charged statements. It's amazing to see. BTW, the University of Coimbra is listed as 16th oldest in Europe, dating from 1290!
Check out these pics from last night and today. The floats here are all in the staging area on the university grounds, each packed full of beer, sodas, water, etc. Talked with many students--they've all learned English. SAD NOTE is that as they graduate, there are no jobs!
