Segovia.

Look at me go, updating this almost daily. You all know that this won't be happening once classes start on Monday, right? Haha :)

Today was our day-trip to Segovia. And it was COLDDDD. Like, well, cold for here. It was about 35 degrees Farenheit. Probably just another day in Rochester, eh? Well it was about an hour bus ride to Segovia from Madrid. I slept, of course. Was up last night scheming with my dearest Big about our spring break plans ;) BUT ANYWAY. We arrived and were assigned to have Mario as a tour guide again. That guy is the best.

The first sight was saw was the ancient Roman aqueduct that Segovia is famous for (along with its food, but we'll get to that). Only gravity if holding this thing together, my friends. No concrete or anything else. Engineering at it's finest, yo. Then we walked down the streets further and grabbed some cafe con leche in the Plaza Mayor where the Segovia Cathedral stands towering over everything.

So beautiful. Can you tell I'm really enjoying the panoramic shot option on my new camera? Just click on the pics to make them bigger since this page format really doesn't do them justice. So then after our much-needed coffee break, we continued our tour to Alcázar de Segovia, which was built as a fortress but was then used as a royal palace. We were taken through the building, which had a great view from atop a cliff.

It was really interesting how the building's architecture was influenced by the many religions present in Segovia at the time. Then we got to walk down that really steep hill that the Alcázar was located on to get to our next stop, which was La Iglesia de la Vera Cruz. Inside this church was a small temple and the whole structure was designed around it in a way that wasn't typical of other churches. It's hard to describe haha But yet another really interesting stop on our tour. THENNNNNNN we hopped on the bus again to go to lunch. And boy did we eat. They served us three kinds of dishes of appetizers before the main course even came out. Peppers, tortilla de patata (a big omelette with potatoes), croquetas (kind of like a mozzarella stick but with creamier cheese and bits of meat). And then they served us the most tender chicken I have ever tasted. And of course a really sweet dessert that was probably 123145169384 calories a serving. I am gonna be muy gordo by the time I leave this place haha. All in all, a great day. And let the Friday-nighting commence!