Today we took an hour-long bus ride to Segovia. It is a small town and was full of tourists, Spaniards as well as people visiting Spain. When we arrived we sat down in a restaurant in the plaza and had coffee (a normal coffee for Libby and a espresso with ice cream for Camille) while watching the people go by. In the plaza where we where sitting, there was a small carousel, which had interesting, seats. There was an airplane, rocket ship, boat, dinosaur, hot air balloon, grasshopper, and a few others. We then walked to the aqueduct. It was build by the Romans in the first century using granite blocks without any mortar. It is 95 feet high and 2388 feet long. It was used until relatively recently to carry water. It leads to the old city, which is perched up on a hill and was walled. We saw the Cathedral, a large, gothic Catholic church. We then walked to the Alcázar fort. It was used as the town’s fort in medieval times and has a school of war inside (was used to teach practical as well as the math/science behind the artillery). The ceilings of all the rooms were decorated with tessellations and interesting designs. We saw suits of armor and old weapons as well as royal beds and thrones. From the top of the tower we could see all of Segovia as well as two stork nests (we think Maria said they were storks) with babies. After the fort we went and ate lunch. We split a fixed meal, where you pick an appetizer, main meal, dessert from a predesigned menu and get a drink and bread. We had soup, lamb cutlets on fried potatoes, and flan (and Libby had a tinto verano). We then looked around the few stores there and took the bus home.
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