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| The Aquaduct |
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| The Cathedral of Segovia |
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| The castle |
Okay, luckily feeling much better today, phew.
Yesterday I arrived in a town close to Madrid, for 3 nights. Didn't go far yesterday, but this morning hopped in the car for a scenic drive.
I have found so far you can't quite tell what Spanish countryside is going to offer up, some of it is barren, like I imagine Mexico to be, and then other parts are lush and green and mountainous, like today's drive (that was skills, not luck!). First stop for a coffee, then started to climb, and climb, and climb to 1900 meters. Beautiful views, turned out to be a ski village in the season! Then on to Segovia, a lovely historic town about 70 k's North of Madrid. Lots of interesting sights, the most well known in Segovia is a Roman Aquaduct, dating from the 1st century, and by looking at its huge structure (highest point 28 meters, length 794 meters and 167 arches) it's hard to imagine that it's built entirely without the use of mortar, it is gravity that holds all granite blocks in place! Very impressive, especially when you consider when it was built.
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Granite blocks that
make up the aquaduct |
The habit of shops closing between 2 and 5 is even in place in touristy towns like these, although they don't all close. Lunch it appears is a long drawn out happening, from 2.30 onward and you just sit and rest till 4.30. Which makes me wonder, what came first, people taking so long over lunch so the shops think we may as well shut, or the shops are shut, we may as well take our time over lunch. The chicken or the egg??
Lastly a visit to a real castle, built in the year 700, and sadly at some point used for a prison for 200 years!
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Think the door is a
retrofit? |
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| I love the wiring! |
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