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| Cristina and I with our mojitos at lunch on Tuesday |
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| lunch paella |
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| aqueduct |
The pictures are not cooperating so there here in random order... sorry.
Oh my goodness yesterday, Wednesday, was a blur. I had one on one time with both of my professors from UTA where I actually was working on some verbs in need in the future and past tense more than the easy present tense. It was very good. Then we all got on the bus and went to Segovia which is north of Madrid in the mountains, so everyone was wrong, it wasn't hot. It took about an hour to get there. And oh my it is beautiful! Much more calm than Madrid and also a lot older. I haven't really seen in cobbled streets here in Madrid, but in the main part of town that's all there is in Segovia. It was past lunch time so we were all hungry. We went to a REALLY nice restaurant and most of had the delicacy Segovia is known for, Chucarilla (I think that's how you spell it.) It's a piglet that is at least 21 days old. It was pretty good, pretty fatty though. We had a good time at the restaurant and then headed out on a light speed tour since we were a little behind. Oh and by the way, the tour was ALL in Spanish. I am really getting some perspective on what it's like for the kids I work with. The academic vocabulary is killing me... by the end of the day on the bus I was done with Spanish for the day. I can't imagine being in class all day only getting bits and pieces.
Segovia is the place where Christopher Columbus finally got Queen Isabelle and Ferdinand to let him go sailing. There is an aqueduct here that is 2000 years old and is just like the ones in Rome. Also, the Moore's where here for a long time before and during the rule of Isabelle. There is some evidence of this in the architecture. I have posted a bunch of pictures on facebook and am including some here, but words and pictures just can't describe how beautiful everything was. We were walking pretty fast, sometimes running to keep up with our tour guide since we wanted to take pictures too. We got to tour the castle and I have to say I was a little weepy. It's just so amazing that people actually lived there many moons ago. The castle is the castle that Cinderella's castle in Disney World is modeled after. It was just breath taking. I bought my first souvenirs there! It was a very wonderful day. I would love to go back there some day and spend time.
Today, Thursday, I'm having a hybrid schedule. I'm getting about an hour of instruction with one of my UTA professors and then one of my regular classes. The group is going to the Prado this early evening... we are leaving the school about 5:00. The time is going by so fast. Tomorrow we leave for Portugal. I hope to blog a little tonight, but then I won't be on Facebook or blogging until Sunday when I return.
Here are some pictures.
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| the palace down the street from me |
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| learned that the Inquisition would kill people here! |
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| me in the park... solo |
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| the castle |
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| wish I would remember to rotate! |
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| my wine |
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| the little piggies foot |
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| the church Isbella was crowned in |
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| the view from the top |
2 comments:
Great Blog, Segovia was beautiful! I had a wonderful time there, we are going to have a blast in Porto. I can't wait to relax by the beach. :)
Si, I think we are going to have a wonderful in Porto too. I really look forward to tasting port from portugal and everything it has to offer!
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