Hospederia de Santo Domingo
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Travel Blogs from Pedraza
Segovia!
... of a US state, except with a lot more power. Before Spain was united, Castilla-León used to be two separate regions -- Castilla la Vieja and León, before becoming one.) I'm a big fan of the Game of Thrones series -- and this castle reminded me of something that could easily be transported into that world. Today, the castle is a museum/tourist attraction and we walked around to see the things on display -- armor, weapons, thrones, etc. We paid ...
Village of Pedraza
... and a large bulldozer. The truck was on one side of the paved road. The other lane was taken up by several felled trees. We sat and waited while a path was cleared for us. To clear our path, the boom picked up several trees and placed them in the truck. The bulldozer pushed several other trees off the side of the road. When they finally waved us through, I had to fold the driver's side mirror in to make it by the truck.
We ...
Sabado en Espana - Palacio de Riofrio
Following the signs from Navas de Riofrio, I finally made it to the gate of the grounds of the Palacio y Bosque de Riofrio. I had been told this was a hunting palace. I had wanted to see it for some time. The tour was about an hour long, in Spanish. That made my head hurt. My Spanish is just ok. If I have to concentrate for ...
The adventure to the castle
... from London. Anyway, I realized somewhere between Madrid and Segovia that I got to atop at the ATM. So I had about 10€ in cash. After reserving my seat for the return to Madrid - I had 3.5€ ... when I stopped for my map of Segovia I asked the woman where the closest ATM was. She said around the corner but wait till this area - that machine doesn't always give the card back! Great warning. So I paid 1€ to the bus driver and I was on my way. Sooo, the alcazar ...
On the road again
... when you get to the top of it its just got a trench about 15 centimetres wide to carry water, they would have been absolutely spewing if some smart **** had explained to them how a pipe works just before the grand opening. That night we had dinner in the local plaza and it was absolutely superb. They have a local specialty here which is suckling pig and they literaly cut it into quarters and stick it on your ...