Our Walking Tour In Pictures

One of the remaining

gates in Segovia.

Romanesque Church right

by out hotel: San Millan

Many houses have this relatively

recent esgrafiado decorative

stucco work.  Mariano says

it costs 100 Euro per square

meter -- that's a lot of money

for house decorating!

These holes in the Aqueduct's stones

made them easier for the Romans

(or the devil's helpers) to transport.

I meant to include this in the

photos of the Aqueduct.  That's

okay, I've got it here.  The

shadows cast by the arches

make it look like stairs.

Rome founders Remus and Romulus

suckled by a wolf in this statue given

to Segovia by Rome as a reminder of

who built the Aqueduct. . .not the devil!

One of the massive homes of the nobles

that were used to defend the city.

Views of the Sierra de Guadarrama mountains.

(Editor's Note: Calling them both "Sierra"

and "mountains" in the same sentence is

both repetitive and says the same thing.

Writer: Readership surveys show that

my readers are far smarter than the average

blog reader, but I can't assume they would

know that "sierra" means mountains. 

Old archways that connect

buildings are awesome!

Another example of esgrafiado stucco work.

Juan Bravo.  Little known fact:

He was the inspiration for

Cartoon Network's Johnny Bravo.

(Editor's Note: For the love of God,

please stop.  Writer: Oh please,

don't try telling me you didn't go

there too.)

Church of St. Martin.

These windows were used for drying wool,

back before Australia pulled the wool

over Segovia's massive wool business.

Our hotel room had these windows as well.

Q: Has it been a while since I posted a coat

of arms?  A: Yes. Thus endeth the cold streak.

Corpus Christi, the former

mosque that became a synagogue

that became a church.

City Hall, Plaza Mayor.

A chunk of the Cathedral.  One of the

more enthusiastic apses I've seen.

Another city gate.

The door to the building

where the first books

were printed in Spain.

The Alcazar.  If it looks Disney-esque,

that's only because it is Disney-esque.

Stork sighting.  Segovia joins Zamora

and Salamanca as having storks we

saw.  Salamanca had the most.

More photos of. . .

the Alcazar.

Twelve-sided Vera Cruz Church,

taken from the Alcazar.

The Real Monasterio de Santa Maria del Parral.

From the city walls.

Part of the wall, plus the Jewish abattoir.

Tranquil view from the walls.