On the 14th of April we went on an outing to the beautiful UNESCO World Heratige sites of Segovia and Ávila. We spent the two hour bus ride napping and singing terribly!
Once we arrived in Segovia, we toured the historical castle, the Alcázar of Segovia. The tour taught us a myriad of interesting historical information, we even saw a beautiful mural of the wrongful Queen Isabella and her court of blind men. This painting was a social commentry of the time, which illustrated how everyone in her inner-circle turned a blind eye.
Then we chose to climb the seemingly infinite number of stairs of the tower of the Alcázar and were rewarded by the stunning view of the city. The Álcazar is the castle that inspired the one featured in Walt Disey´s Sleeping Beauty. Then there was some free time to enjoy shopping and eat at lovely restaurants before we made our way down to the Roman Aquaduct - a structure designed and built by the Romans to carry water to various parts of the city, which incredibly, still stands today. We then drove to the walled city of Ávila where we climbed the once impenetrable city walls to do a two kilometer walk around the top. The city's doors were once locked everynight and the citizens required the king´s permission to leave. After a quick photo at the panoramic lookout we began the 100km began bus trip back.
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