Las Sirenas Segovia

... exited the bus, our eyes gazed up in awe at the sheer length and height of the thing. The aqueduct stood tall above the roofs of all the buildings and extended for a mile to the left around the old city. When standing underneath one of its arches you looked like an ant in comparison. Our cameras could barely capture the true enormity of the structure. On the other side the old city with cobblestone roads and tan stone facades looked like a town ...

... and text from the time. The text was in Spanish; however the accompanying photographs said it all. - prison camps filled with starving people were some of the images that will remain with me. <br><br>After finding the Plaza Mayor we followed the city walls around in the direction of Alcazar - a palace built on a point at the edge of the town. Fortunately this was open and so we explored the castle and learned about some of the its colourful history. The castle looks amazing ...

... 1882 &#8211; 1896. In 1951, it became a national historic monument. <br> Conrad and I paid the extra 3 euros each to go up the tower. 152 steps to the top. Many of the steps were quite tall, so it was a bit of work to go up them (and then back down). From the top of the tower, you can see, as the pamphlet describes, incomparable views of Segovia. The pamphlet described it properly.<br> After we came down from the tower, Conrad opted to go ...

... accent. Nevertheless, I was absolutely on the edge of my seat for what was going to happen next. All of a sudden, as the man finished his incomprehensible speech, he takes a plate, and slices and dices each pig about 3 times with the edge of the plate, thus chopping up the meat for us to eat. I was absolutely shocked and my jaw remained dropped. He then proceeds, in perhaps the most nonchalant manner for this type of occasion, [as if he had ...

... a HUGE choir loft behind the pews, with a huge pipe organ which is hundreds of years old and still used every Sunday. Then behind the choir loft, there were more pews. I wondered what purpose those pews were as there's no way the people sitting there could see a thing going on during the service. Apparently, the pews in the front were for church members who paid to get in, and the ones in the back were for poorer parishioners who did not ...

... war und ich sonst nicht wusste wohin ich sollte, entschied ich mich noch eine Nacht in Madrid zu bleiben. Tagsüber begab ich mich jedoch, bereits zum ersten Mal nach Toledo in meine neue Heimat für die nächten fünf bis sechs Monate. Es ist ja nur 70 Km bzw. eine Stunde per Bus entfernt. Ich deckte mich im Informationsbüro mit Unterlagen ein und machte mich auf dies Suche nach einer vorübergehenden Bleibe, welche als Ausgangspunkt zur festen dienen sollte. Es war dann auch ...

... 10 minutes later when the road finally crossed another. As I was going downhill previously it was pretty tough to climb back all the way up. So I had to make a detour to return to the correct route. For the very last time today, I regretted of taking the train to Segovia! After ...

... hehe. GEtting on the bus the next morning with 2 hours sleep wasn't much fun, but was well worth it!! Am in San Sebastain now, our last stop if you don't count Paris, its a stunning beach resort. Of course our intention was to sun bathe all day, but no, its raining. I feel a bit like I am by the beach in Brighton. not impressed!! HAd a nice wander though and am ready for the sun tomorrow. Its going to come out. trust me. Much Love Sarah xx

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De nuevo en Chamartín! Pasaron apenas unas horas nomás desde que estuve ahí. Tomé el tren de Cercanías RENFE ramal C-8 con destino a Segovia, unas 2 horas de viaje y distante unos 80 km al NO de Madrid. El tren es rojo, tiene 2 pisos, aire acondicionado y música, nada así hay en el Mitre de TBA al que estoy acostumbrado. Pasamos por varios pueblitos muy chiquitos y el servicio ...