Segovia

After a week of orientation activities (two hours of language refreshers and two hours of culture lectures) at NYU's base in Madrid, our group of about 70 or 80 students (mainly from NYU, but other schools like Duke, Davidson, Columbia, etc.) boarded coaches and headed to Segovia.

Segovia is about an hour long drive from Madrid. We were split into groups (mine was a Spanish-language tour...it's a wonder that I could understand even the walking directions!) to walk around to the Alcazar of Segovia (a fortress/castle), Sinagoga La Mayor (important part of Spain's Jewish community from the middle ages), the Cathedral of Segovia (huuuuuge), and one of the most impressive things I've ever seen, the Roman Aqueduct.

I'll highlight this aqueduct mainly (I do encourage you to wikipedia or google the rest!) for just a second. This bad boy is 2000 years old and still works! It's got 20,400 stone blocks held together not by mortar, but by perfect engineering...just using the stones' forces to keep the whole thing up! It is about 100 feet tall...much bigger than I expected. Quite a sight to see...I'll put a picture up soon!

After that, a big group of us went to a restaurant to eat lunch. Like in San Sebastian and most Spanish towns, they had the menu del dia (menu of the day) where the specials are actually good deals! It is cheaper than ordering a la carte...even if you're just ordering a sandwich. Thankfully, I was able to get my trusty salad, 1/2 of a chicken, a dessert of flan, and an ice cold beverage on that hot day! Fun time in Segovia. Little place, but a lot of cool alleys, a little shop, and their city center, Plaza Mayor, was a great place for people-watching.

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