It was great to see or students this morning, all with their smiley faces. They all seemed to have had busy weekends; some travelled to Madrid and got to see the main touristic sites, by foot or even by sedgeway! Others went to Salamanca, a beautiful historical city on the way to Portugal. Some climbed up to the National Park Sierra de Gredos and some visited the walls in Avila.
Today however was Segovia’s turn. Segovia is a city northwest of Madrid, about an hour away from Avila. It has three main historical sites. To the north of the city it’s the Alcázar, a castle that has stood there since the XII century and which has changed over the years to its current architectural style (XVII century). Here we had the most random experience ever, when a large group of Japanese tourist thought we were a far better tourist attraction than the castle itself, and decided to take lots of photos with our group! We’ve never laughed so much.
We then headed south through the narrow medieval streets of the Jewish quarter until we reached, Plaza Mayor (the main square) and the huge gothic cathedral. From there we carried on towards the Roman Aqueduct, perhaps the most celebrated landmark in Segovia. It is truly impressive, more than two thousand years old, it
Eden and Millie D in Salamanca
Jack in Sierra de Gredos
Jack visiting Avila’s Wall
Quinn, Millie D and Eden in Salamanca
Millie in Salamanca
Ávila
Eden in Salamanca
Elena, Millie and Eden in Avila
Segovia
Segovia’s Cathedral on the background
With our Japanese friends 😂
El Alcázar, Segovia’s castle
The Roman Aqueduct
Segovia’s Cathedral
So hot! 🌞
A little break
still stands proud and almost intact.
The temperature was raising sharply by then and so we decided to throw in some shopping time. Some of the more seasoned travelers had spotted the shop Ale-hop, a cheap version of Paperchase but with more stuff in it, and they all headed that way.
This afternoon many of them are going paintballing with their Spanish friends. I’m sure they’ll tell us all about it!
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