Tipped off by a local we dine at Cafe Mandala on our first evening. 

This is no nonsense popular cafe with a 'menu del día' available at dinner time as well as lunchtime, which is unusual.  There is a vegetarian and fishy emphasis.  We tried breakfast next day too. 

Fortified by breakfast at Cafe Mandala, we are ready for sun, heat and cycling the city perimeter, on the excellent cycle tracks.

Please note the cathedral in the background (more later), and yes, I do have a bike, honestly. 

Back to town across the Puente Romano, which crosses the River Tormes.  Many of it's arches really do date from the first century.