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Exploring Segovia

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exploring Segovia is easy from Madrid. It’s a very short ride, less than an hour, and after you visit this town you can go back through Madrid to Toledo for a very short train ride there as well. One main feature of Segovia, of course, is the aqueduct where you will start your journey into the old town.

A view of the aqueduct from a distance
Just to show you how much building is going on at the Madrid Central train terminal
This is the old Jewish area
The main cathedral in the old town
I went to a small bar, not a tourist place, and had very good quality calamari and a salad
In early December they are putting up Christmas decorations
The main cathedral
The extremely ordinate pipe organ
The cathedral voltage ceiling somewhat reminiscent of Gaudi’s work
The Alcazar is another “must see” palace in Segovia
These priests robes look somewhat Chinese
Gold ornate artifact
Golden silver decoration maybe to hold something
These gigantic entrance doors are reminiscent of the palaces in Italy. They are large enough for men on horseback to enter
Very ornate chapel
Side road by the Cathedral
Just an interesting old building
Alkazar as you approach it
The main courtyard
Unbelievably ornate ceiling
Welcoming the queen
Another ornate ceiling
You can see the Moor influence in this depiction
A view from the palace. I think this is the monastery
A small chapel
Many of the ceilings are just amazing works of art
Another view from the palace
The armament’s room
A stubby Cannon
A Korean tour group
Rapiers
In the gift shop you can learn how to cook tapas
A view from the palace into the city
A mote
A shop in the Jewish sector selling menorah?
One of the very famous Jewish supporters of the monarchy
The steak looks very delicious but it was sinuey
These large steps were good for horses
Is this scary?
Entering the Jewish cemetery
The tunnel under the road to the cemetery
This is the cemetery. It is a group of caverns chiseled out from the rock
A view looking back at the city
Looking at the graveyard
Kind of a strange sign but in Europe the burger is extremely popular
A night view of an administration building
More of the Alcazar
Can you imagine having to walk in this outfit
The complete outfitting of a knight and his horse
Mango and raspberry
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