Segovia

Last Friday we took a day trip to Segovia, a city about an hour NW of Madrid. There we got to see the aquaduct that's still intact from Roman times, which is pretty cool especially because they didn't use any mortar and the aquaduct is a few stories high. We also saw the cathedral, of course, which was nice but like all the other ones in every city we've visited, much too cold. This cathedral was more of a mix between gothic style and renaissance style (which means it had lots of spires and detailed carvings but also had a dome) and left me thinking that I might like the renaissance style architecture a bit more. And our last stop of the day was at Alcazar - an old castle with moat and peacocks and all. Walking through the Alcazar was definitely my favorite part of the day - they had some of the original furniture and paintings (on the ceilings and on the walls) and we got to climb up to one of the towers and look out from the top.

Gothic/Renaissance-style Cathedral of Segovia

Aquaduct

Another highlight from last weekend is that I found out one of my friends lives 11 minutes walking from my house :)  (We didn't know there was a way to cross over the highway)