Segovia, Spain

Hola!

Today was a very eventful day for me and Spain! I went to Segovia, it was Corpus Christi, Rafa is playing in the French Open final and Spain played Italy in the Euro Cup. As I am writing now, Rafael is still playing and the soccer (or should I say futbol) game ended in a draw.

As for Segovia, it was beautiful! For the first time since I have been to Spain I was actually cold! It was very overcast and windy for most of the day. Since all I did today was visit Segovia, I am going to simply post pictures and explain them the best I can. We had a guided tour, and then had time to explore the town ourselves. It is a very old city and is well preserved. It was first inhabited by the Romans, which built the aqueducts that they are very well known for. Kings and Queens lived in Segovia for many centuries, most notably being Isabel and Ferdinand.

The main street in Segovia.

All the streets are very narrow with beautiful architecture.

This restaurant, Candido, is what made the suckling pig so famous.

The entire town is covered in pigs. Such as....

My new salt and pepper shakers!!!

Segovia Cathedral

We got to go inside and it was breathtaking!

Alcazar of Segovia

This is the castle where all the kings and queens lived.

The suites of armor were so heavy that they made the children wear them 

at a young age so they could get used to it. I thought it was cute.

We hiked all the way up to the top of the Castle. 

152 windy steps. Poor Lindsey and her knee.

View of the Cathedral and the town from on top of the castle

Us in front of the city

There was a painting exhibition while we were there. 

Tons of artists were in the streets. It was unreal how close

the paintings looked to the actual views.

This was a "club" I came across in the Jewish district. It made me laugh. 

There was a large Jewish population in Segovia until the 13th or 14th century, when they were forced to leave the city. There used to be five synagogues in Segovia, 4 of which were destroyed and the fifth was transformed into a church. Today they recognize the Jewish areas and have many Jewish items in the shops. I guess this is because they felt bad for kicking us out. 

And finally, the very famous aqueducts, which were used to get water into the city.

It is amazing how they engineered these so long ago.

Sorry today's post was really random, but I will put the rest of the pictures of Segovia on Facebook. Next weekend we go to Barcelona!