Segovia

This weekend was a "puente".  Spanish for bridge, it is called this because Sunday was Constitution Day and today is Immaculate Conception Day, both of which are federal holidays.  We get the day in between off as well, the bridge day.  Many Spaniards travel during this long weekend.  Due to my extreme procrastination skills, I didn't make any plans.  Marissa came up to visit though, and we took a day trip to Segovia.

Segovia is BEAUTIFUL.  It's maybe an hour and a half north of Madrid, in Castilla-Leon.  It is in the mountains and is full of breathtaking monuments: a roman aqueduct, a 12th century castle, a gothic cathedral, and many other notable churches.  My favorite was the Alcazar, a castle that was previously an Arab fort.  It has spacious stone rooms, vaulted, elaborately decorated ceilings, breathtaking stained glass portraits.  Let's not mention the views of the countryside.  All I want to know is when can I move in?  There also happened to be a ceramic art show in town this weekend.  YAY shopping!

More photos can be seen at Facebook.