Yesterday, we went on our excursion to Segovia! It was so fun, and the city was really awesome. However, it was extremely cold out. Now I know that you guys are all probably saying ¨Yah right, try going outside here, in our 40 below weather!¨ But you probably weren´t outside all day long with crazy wind and not a very warm coat, so bear with me. I know I´m turning into a wimp being here compared to freezing Minnesota, but it did feel like Minnesota yesterday. Anyway, when we got there, the first thing we saw was Segovia´s famous Aqueduct, built in the first century. It is huge - 28 meters high and 800 meters large. It´s built from over 20,000 blocks and back then, they didn´t have cement, so it´s just the blocks; nothing to hold it together. After seeing the impressive aqueduct, we went on a tour around the city, seeing much of Segovia´s history, including La Casa de los Picos, a defensive palace tracing back to the 15th century, the stat
ue of Juan Bravo, and the church of San Martin. We ended in their Plaza Mayor, at a huge Cathedral. Then we had three hours of free time so some of us decided to go in and see the Cathedral on the inside. It was pretty cool, but unfortunately, they didn´t allow photos to be taken, and also didn´t have the heat we were seeking. The cathedral is comprised of 23 individually decorated chapels. After leaving the cathedral, we stopped in a few shops and some people bought some souvenirs. Then, we walked around the city, seeing some incredible views and trying to take in the sun as much as we could to escape the cold. When we met back up with t
he group, we walked over to the Alcázar Castle. We got a tour of the castle, which also didn´t have heat, but was still impressive, and then climbed the enormous tower to finish with an amazing
view of Segovia. I think this was one of my favorite parts of the trip. The view was just stunning. After we were finished seeing the castle, we were left with one hour of free time, dur
ing which we stopped in some stores and finally sat in a cafe and bar where I ate my first churros y chocolate! Oh my gosh, I think that might have been one of the most wonderful things I have ever tasted. It was so yummy. I´m definitely having more in the near future. All in all, it was a really fun day. Segovia is an awesome city and I can´t wait for my next trip! Possibly Barcelona in a couple weeks?
Yesterday, we went on our excursion to Segovia! It was so fun, and the city was really awesome. However, it was extremely cold out. Now I know that you guys are all probably saying ¨Yah right, try going outside here, in our 40 below weather!¨ But you probably weren´t outside all day long with crazy wind and not a very warm coat, so bear with me. I know I´m turning into a wimp being here compared to freezing Minnesota, but it did feel like Minnesota yesterday. Anyway, when we got there, the first thing we saw was Segovia´s famous Aqueduct, built in the first century. It is huge - 28 meters high and 800 meters large. It´s built from over 20,000 blocks and back then, they didn´t have cement, so it´s just the blocks; nothing to hold it together. After seeing the impressive aqueduct, we went on a tour around the city, seeing much of Segovia´s history, including La Casa de los Picos, a defensive palace tracing back to the 15th century, the stat
ue of Juan Bravo, and the church of San Martin. We ended in their Plaza Mayor, at a huge Cathedral. Then we had three hours of free time so some of us decided to go in and see the Cathedral on the inside. It was pretty cool, but unfortunately, they didn´t allow photos to be taken, and also didn´t have the heat we were seeking. The cathedral is comprised of 23 individually decorated chapels. After leaving the cathedral, we stopped in a few shops and some people bought some souvenirs. Then, we walked around the city, seeing some incredible views and trying to take in the sun as much as we could to escape the cold. When we met back up with t
he group, we walked over to the Alcázar Castle. We got a tour of the castle, which also didn´t have heat, but was still impressive, and then climbed the enormous tower to finish with an amazing 
view of Segovia. I think this was one of my favorite parts of the trip. The view was just stunning. After we were finished seeing the castle, we were left with one hour of free time, dur
ing which we stopped in some stores and finally sat in a cafe and bar where I ate my first churros y chocolate! Oh my gosh, I think that might have been one of the most wonderful things I have ever tasted. It was so yummy. I´m definitely having more in the near future. All in all, it was a really fun day. Segovia is an awesome city and I can´t wait for my next trip! Possibly Barcelona in a couple weeks?
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