Today we took an exciting excursion to the city of Segovia! I had a great desayuno (breakfast) with my host mom consisting of bread and jam. We all started the day around 9 am, when we got a bus for two hours and headed off to the small city of Segovia. When we arrived, we first saw the marvelous aqueducts that are still in-tact after hundreds of years. This happens to be the most famous structure in Segovia. As we walked down El Calle Royal (The Royal Street), we passed La Mujer Muerta (The Dead Woman) a beautiful mountain in Segovia separating the city from Madrid. Our group also passed La Casa Noble (The Noble House) that is most famous for its designs on the walls. Along the way we saw La Inglesia de San Martin (Saint Martin's Church) and La Inglesia de Corpus Christi. After walking for about an hour, we reached La Plaza Mayor where City Hall, La Inglesia De San Miguel, and La Cathedral, the last gothic cathedral, are located. After reaching La Plaza Mayor, we made are way to La Alcazar de Segovia (Royal Palace of Segovia). This is a very famous castle where multiple kings and queens have lived throughout the years. Unfortunately, there was a huge fire (The Fire of 1862) that damaged most of the castle, but there are still some pieces left of the original. Most of the rooms were recreated after 1862 like the bedroom, the church, and the office. In my opinion the most interesting room was the King's room which contained statues of most of the kings and queens that had lived in the castle. After going through the castle, we climbed MANY stairs to reach the top of the tower. It was an amazing view and it was a great place to get some amazing photos of the whole group. Going to the top of the castle made me realize how beautiful Spain is and that I should really savor the experience.
After climbing back the stairs, we had a picnic outside of the castle, provided by our host families and we even ran into some familiar faces. After eating, we had about 3 hours of shopping time, since we only have a day to go to Segovia. When we finished shopping for our families and friends, we decided to stop to sit and enjoy the time together. Around cinco y media (5:30), we made our way back to the bus to return to Salamanca. We returned to Salamanca around 7:30 to eat our dinner with our host families. I learned a lot about the culture and history in Segovia by seeing there most popular landmarks and experiencing the joy of visiting another city other than Salamanca. All in all today it was a very eventful day, full of history, culture and memories to last a lifetime.
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