Segovia
Segovia is about an hour north of Madrid. On the way, we saw Fraco's tomb (the old dictator of Spain), and I got a history lesson from Pablo about him and the years following his death. Very interesting! Anyway, Segovia is a really cool town. The three highlights are:
The Aqueduct: built by
the Romans in 50BC
The Cathedral
The Alcazar: a cool castle. Walt Disney modeled the Disney castle after the tu
rrets of the Alcazar.
I just spent forever making a slide show and it kept freezing and wouldn't save. SOOO annoyed, but time to get some sleep before our road trip tomorrow. Slideshow will be up at a later date.
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Avila
Avila is a midevil town that is still completely surrounded by a huge wall. We spent a few hours here after touring Segovia and having lunch. It was about another hour to get to Avila.
Posing for a shot outside the walls
Time for a drink and a tapa
Looks like a fairy tale!