Segovia

On Saturday I was able to go on my first excursion outside of the city. We went to Segovia, famous for El Acueducto, El Alcazar, y El Catedral de Segovia. The city was absolutely amazing and one of my favorite days so far since being here. Even the bus rides to and from the city were fun as we looked for la mujer muerte, a famous part of the mountain range, and watched a beautiful sunset on our way back home.  Here are some pictures from my trip!

Here are some pictures of El Acueducto. This enormous structure was created by the Romans to bring water into the city of Segovia. Although there it is not known exactly when it was created, the story of why it was built is extremely interesting. If you'd like to here it later, let me know, but as most people know, I'm bad at telling stories, so I won't be writing it on here. :)

Here is a picture of the cathedral of Segovia. This cathedral was absolutely amazing! The architecture is in the gothic style and extremely different than the Christian style that is common in the other churches in the city. It was absolutely incredible and so tall!!!!! This church is one of the best things (if not the best) I have seen so far and I am so lucky to have been able to visit it!

Finally, this is a picture of El Alcazar, the beautiful castle that is also in the city of Segovia. I didn't take this picture, but I wanted to show how beautiful it is from the front. This is the first castle I have ever seen (with the exception of the one in Disney World) and it truly seemed unreal. While inside, we were able to see the throne room, the courtyard, the Catholic altar, and so much more. It was truly unbelievable! and fyi, I called dibbs on the room in the front tower for my future bedroom :)

As I said before, the city was just incredible and I can't believe that such beautiful places exist! I can't wait to keep exploring and see what else this beautiful country has to offer.