Hello!
Today was a long day! It started early, because today I went to Segovia and La Granja. We took a bus to Segovia, it took about 2 hours, and walked up to the aqueduct. The aqueduct is an absolutely amazing piece of engineering. I took some pretty awesome photos of it that I hope to post soon. We then took a small tour of the city. We visited a church that has a wooden life-size carving of Jesus that is paraded down the streets during Easter week. Then we went to a church that used to be a synagogue; it was definitely reminiscent of Toledo. A short walk later and we were at the Plaza Mayor and the Cathedral. The architect for the Salamanca and Segovia Cathedrals were the same, but the Segovia Cathedral is incredibly more ornate. We didn’t go inside, instead we walked passed and visited the Alcazar. The Alcazar is an incredibly old castle that dates back to when Muslims ruled Spain. It looks more like your stereotypical castle than any castle I have ever seen. Many of the fixtures inside were originals and the views for gorgeous. We climbed up to the top and took pictures from the top of the castle and you could see all over Segovia.
Then we had free time to explore the city and eat lunch. Birch and I visited a bunch of shops and just walked about the city. After free time we took the bus to La Granja. It is a royal palace very close to Segovia. The first Bourbon king of Spain built it because he fell in love with the landscape. I wasn’t allowed to take pictures inside, but I took several pictures of the outside and the beautiful gardens that were modeled after the gardens in Versailles. The inside was incredible, but not quite as awe-inspiring as the Palacio Real in Madrid. It was then a long bus ride home.
We had chorizo pizza for dinner again, and I met my new apartment mates: Anton and Paco from France. Now I’m going to go to bed because I am exhausted!!!
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