David's parents came from Minneapolis to spend the week with us over Spring Break. Of course, we always welcome an opportunity to be tourists so our first stop was Segovia, a town about an hour north of here. The town is very historical with a Roman aquaduct dating back to the 1st century.
You can see part of the aquaduct in the background.
All over Spain, there are super old buildings with beautiful patterns in/on the walls.
This is the cathedral of Segovia. It was designed in the late Gothic style between 1522 and 1577, it is widely considered Europe's last great Gothic cathedral.
This is the famous Alcazar, or castle, of Segovia. It is said that this is the castle which inspired the castle in Disney's Magic Kingdom. We were able to go inside as well as up the 152-step tower overlooking the city.
Looking down into the tower.
View from the top.
At the top of the tree you can see a stork. There are a lot of them in this area.
Taking a little break.
A few kilometers from Segovia is La Granja, the King's former main summer palace, built in 1721. The gardens are beautiful, although it was still a bit early for the spring blossoms.
1 comment:
I love, love, LOVE these pictures! And thank you for describing them to us, so we feel like we got a taste of your travels. How beautiful.
And isn't Mathis getting big!
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