Alcázar

Last Tuesday, after a few days in Segovia, we decided to check out some of the sites of Segovia. On our first day in Segovia, we had our "official" tour and walked by a castle that Isabel and Ferdinand once lived in. We thought we would go visit it for the day.

So the BU girls and a few others, headed to Alcázar. We all brought our Bellarmine t-shirts so we could get a few brochure shots (for the study abroad department). We looked like Bellarmine ambassadors walking around in our t-shirts. We bought tickets to go all the way to the top of the tower. We entered the castle and one of the first rooms had a giant knight on a horse...we had to get a picture with him! I mean c´mon....Bellarmine Knights. So we explored the castle and it is beautiful. There are some of the most amazing views of Segovia from the castle.

Before heading to the top of the tower, we stopped in a little courtyard. There was kind of a little box cut out in the wall with ivy surrounded it. We all decided to get pictures inside "the box." Some of them look like Senior pictures with the ivy all around. And others are just kind of crazy...at one point there were 3 people inside this 4 x 4 hole in the wall...haha! We have so much fun, no matter where we go!

After that we headed to the top of the tower. The views of the city were breathtaking! I think they are some of my favorite pictures.

Later that night we all met to go to another event that Segovia was holding...it was a festival of storytelling called a Cuenta Cuento. Storytellers sit and tell stories for an hour. It was free and our professors all recommended that we go. And we REALLY tried, but we just could not find the place where it was! We finally gave up and decided to go get something to drink.

A couple of us went to a bar and got some wine. We sat at the bar and I was at the end. I ended up having a conversation with the two guys next to me. One was an older Spaniard and the other was a guy in his 30s from Holland. They both spoke Spanish, so I got to practice a little. They were very interested in what I was studying and how I like Spain and Europe. They wanted to know how Americans viewed Europeans.

It was a nice way to end a fun-filled day!