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| El cochinillo (baby pig) |
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| Dia phone home |
Segovia
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| Roman Aqueduct |
After waking up at 6:30 am, I put on 2 pairs of pants, sweater, leather jacket, winter jacket, scarf, gloves, and the hat my sister crocheted for me as a Christmas present. I was bracing myself for a full day trip to the capital of the autonomous region of Castile and León, Segovia. Not only is the city colder than Salamanca due to the high altitude, but the forecast called for snow!!
We toured famous sites such as the Segovia Cathedral, the Roman aqueduct, and the Segovia Castle. We were with a large group comprised mainly of Brazilians, Koreans, and Americans from our international courses.
For lunch, my Emory group went to a restaurant to eat the traditional Segovian dish called el cochinillo, aka baby pig. It was the best pig I ever had!! Some people were freaked out that there was a leg on their plate or that there was hair coming out of the skin, but to me it just looked like lunch!
After lunch we headed back to the bus to meet up with the other students. Unfortunately, a group of 3 American girls didn't make it back to the bus on time and we had to leave without them to continue on to La Granja. I tried to include the most notable pictures from the trip, but we weren't allowed to take pictures inside the cathedral :(
La Granja
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| Outside the palace |
I didn't like this place quite as much because we only got to tour a palace that wasn't nearly as impressive as the monuments in Segovia. It probably would've been better to go here first. We saw a beautiful and lavish palace FILLED with historic art/culture. At the end of the day, it started heavily snowing. Until this point I was properly dressed, but the high winds and wet snow soaked my pants and tore up my 3 euro umbrella. I was so glad to get back on the bus and return home (to Salamanca) where my dinner was waiting for me (at 9:30pm.)
We toured famous sites such as the Segovia Cathedral, the Roman aqueduct, and the Segovia Castle. We were with a large group comprised mainly of Brazilians, Koreans, and Americans from our international courses. 
I didn't like this place quite as much because we only got to tour a palace that wasn't nearly as impressive as the monuments in Segovia. It probably would've been better to go here first. We saw a beautiful and lavish palace FILLED with historic art/culture. At the end of the day, it started heavily snowing. Until this point I was properly dressed, but the high winds and wet snow soaked my pants and tore up my 3 euro umbrella. I was so glad to get back on the bus and return home (to Salamanca) where my dinner was waiting for me (at 9:30pm.)
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