Blogs from Segovia, Castile & León, Spain, Europe - page 7

Cloudy , cold and grey and a couple of very interesting things to see.the Roman aqueduct , the Alcazar and the cathedral. big thing about roast Pork here, scratchings with beer! some cool bars in the square with people getting served from the window too! shame i didnt know my festival days and waited hours for a bus to salamanca cos it was a bank holiday, thank god for the little coffee shop open opposite the station!... read more

Jasmine came to get me because we had decided yesterday that we could take the 8am bus to Segovia, but she could tell how tired I was, so I did get to sleep for almost another hour or so, and we still made it in time to catch the 9am. The bus wasn’t too bad, but I couldn’t sleep on it like I was hoping, but the trip to Segovia was only 1.5 hours. When we got there, we had no idea where to go to find the “touristy” area, but we knew we both desperately needed coffee before anything, so we walked around looking for a pasteleria. We found a cute little place and all the little desserts looked so good! I finally decided on a napolitian créma (the spelling is probably off, oh well) ... read more

After enjoying some of the great historic sights of Spain, I ended up at probably one of the best known sites, Segovia. This city contains an amazing amount of history and culture. Overall, the experience of Segovia really gave me a true taste of what Spain has to offer. My beginning into Segovia was a bit too adventurous for my taste though. After leaving Avila and making it to the entrance of Segovia, it was getting rather late. My only mission at this worn out point was to find my hotel and gather some much needed sleep. Looking on the map given to me by a hotel, I had only to drive a half a mile and I would be able to sleep in a peaceful hotel that faced the Aqueduct. 2 hours later, I found ... read more

Oh my gosh…this was my last full weekend here in Spain!!! It just hit me. Time certainly is flying. I’ll be home this Saturday night! Well…pray for my flight for me. And tell all those grandparents around you that are religious to pray for me too. I’ll need all the help I can get (again)! This past week went by sssooo slooow. I think it must have been because I know that the clock is ticking, and I’m leaving soon, and that’s all I can think about! Before I go to bed, I think about packing and saying goodbye. When I wake up and walk to school, I think about actually leaving this place. Everyday now I can’t help but thinking about this coming Saturday! Our professors aren’t letting up though, unfortunately. We’re not even close ... read more

Buenos Dias, In two more weeks I will be home. This trip has flown and I feel like I have learned so much about a multitude of things. But I can’t wait to get home and see everyone. This past Friday we went on a group excursion to a huge castle which was in a suburb of Madrid. It had the most amazing murals I have ever seen. There was a hallway where the entire thing from wall to ceiling was a mural. It took my breath away. Of course we weren’t able to take pictures. There was another hallway which looked like a tunnel which was made completely out of marble and led down to the crypt of most of the dead kings and queens of Spain. From there we headed to the tomb of ... read more