After our morning on the beach, we drove 7 hours west to Segovia.
The boys did great on the long car trip (we've trained them from birth ;)
Here is some of what they did:
quick stop...(changing drivers + "car inspection"...in a cherry orchard)
After a beautiful (long!) drive, we arrived late in Segovia. We followed GPS to our hotel address; people often have a "pet name" for their GPS (after all, one generally spends lengthy periods in deep conversation with it ;)!) - ours is "Ignorance," because of the "twisty" adventures it often leads (and ditches) us in. Anyway, as we followed ancient, twisty-tight, eentsy-teensy little streets up a hill that had been inhabited for more than hundreds of years, we were getting a bit concerned about where "Ignorance" was leading us (and whether we'd be able to get out again!). BUT to GPS's credit, after taking us to the very center of the old hill-top town, we did indeed arrive at the right place - and without our realizing it, our hotel was edging the town square, which was also edged by the incredible Segovia cathedral. This was the view from our hotel room:
(Andy was a wee-tad exhausted :)
-This place was beautiful! What a sweet surprise (I guess March is a good time to travel ;)
The boys were hungry (somehow not thriving on our road-tripping snacks ;) and all stores closed, so room service brought up dinner - and they got it in bed.
Alec looks pretty natural in this set-up!
The old-town by night:
The next morning:
View (from our window) across the square:
and the cathedral again:
and our hotel:
We set out for an early morning walk around the city (btw, this was once the capital of Spain). Here is some of what we saw:
An old Roman aqueduct runs from the mountains to the city center - very impressive!
We picked up some pick-nick supplies and spread out in the town square:
Then we walked down to the palace...
...so beautiful!
All of the past kings and queens lining the wall:
The boy's favorite room:
View of the city:
This old city was definitely one of my favorites - highly recommended if you're ever "in the area" :)!
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