Another wonderful adventure took us to Segovia. We took the train as per usual and it was
around a half hour trip for maybe 5 euros each.
Segovia, like Burgos, has the train station outside of town so you must
catch a bus from the station to be taken to the city center. I think the bus was maybe 1.40 euros each and
the ride was maybe 20 minutes.
What a gorgeous and interesting city. The most spectacular sight for us was the
Roman Aqueduct which at its tallest stands at 95 feet high in the Plaza
Azoguejo. It is truly a reminder of the
Romans superior engineering abilities.
Segovia became its most prominent in 1088 after the Moors and Visigoths
were dominant and the Castilian King Alfonso VI installed his court there. There was a very prosperous period then and
there were over 40 churches erected.
There is so much to see that I do not recommend venturing
into the city without a map. I feel we
missed a lot because we did not think to grab one from the tourist office which
is basically right across the street from the bus stop. We just did our own thing though and wandered
the streets as we always do trying to take in as much as possible. There are so many winding streets and narrow
alleys you could definitely get turned around fairly easily. We also missed the
castle and I do not know how this was even possible because it is huge. We will have to go back and do some more
exploring.
This is another city which is surrounded by walls and we
spent some time wandering on top of them and just taking in the amazing views
from around the outsides of the city. We
spent hours just marveling at the architecture of the buildings and enjoyed
all the music pouring out of the cafes into the streets. We found a café which served vegetarian
paella which is always a lovely treat and is not often found. It is traditionally made with meats so we do
not get to enjoy it nearly as much as we would like to. There are many cafes and restaurants that
will suit anyones appetites as there is excellent variety. Whenever you are in a touristy place you
will usually find more international cuisine.
City Walls
Ross and I usually bring snacks with us when we go on trips
because for one we cant always find things we can eat and two I need to always
have food with me because I get cranky when I my blood pressure drops and poor
Ross has learned to just give me a granola bar when I get bitchy and I will be
fine. Anyhow because of this I had a
kitchen knife in my bag for cutting cheese and bread. It was much bigger then necessary but it is
our only knife that has a cover for the blade.
So as we are getting on the train back to Valladolid I had to put my bag
through the scanner. Now they do not
always do this at the stations, usually only if you are taking the high speed
trains, so it never occurred to me I would have to do this so I was walking
past the machine without putting my bag through. The guys stops me and instructs me to do this
and I felt stupid of course and I couldn't understand what he was saying, only
that he needed to check my bag. Then of
course of the scanner it shows up that I have this huge knife in my bag and his
eyes bulge and he is staring at me like ‘What the hell lady!?’ Then I have to try and explain it is only for
eating lunch. That was interesting. He
eventually just let me go through which was great but at the same time really
worried me about safety on the trains. I
mean it was a pretty big knife and all I said was ‘no, no, its not for killing
its for eating’ and that seemed to be good enough.
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