Segovia
Today we visited Segovia and its Alcazar (Castle) which magnificently is perched atop a outcrop of rocks around a river bend. This castle has ties to Isabella of Spain as she was growing up. Later we visited the aqueducts at the other end of the city which were still functioning as of the 1980s before it was preserved. The Romans designed it so that it would bring water several miles from the near by mountains. It is accurately level to 1 or 2 degrees! For lunch I was adventurous again and tried a variety of small bocadillos (sandwiches) for lunch. Three out of five weren't bad. ;)
Segovia's Alcazar
Segovia's Aqueducts
Burgos
We hopped in the bus again and headed for Burgos with its impressive Gothic cathedral, and the burial cite of the legendary El Cid. Our tour guide was hard to understand but he sure tried hard and had many pictures to help make his points. Throughout the city I also saw Moderne or Art Nouveau style doorways and facades in a few places. Later after dinner I got to walk out around the city for a bit to experience the Burgos Fiesta celebrations going on right now. It was fantastic and a lot of fun. There was an outdoor concert going on (it was mainly accordion music. . .hmmm) but I really liked that various groups or regions of the city dress up in a certain color, play brass band music, and dance different styles of dance around the city in a competition to outdo each other. In my opinion, the blue group who's banner said "Manga" stole the show. :)
Burgos Cathedral
Tomorrow we leave for Bilbao and Basque region!
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