The longest day of my life.

So my trip to Segovia was..... interesting. I thought we were going to spend most of our day admiring the aqueduct and the alcazar.. I was wrong. I saw a whole different side of Spain (that I don´t need to see again, mostly bc it was such bad weather).

Our teacher warned us that it would be cold and he told us we should pack extra socks and wear decent shoes, but I didn´t think that we were going to FREEZE. my feet were so cold, i couldn't feel my toes...

Anyway, our itinerary ended up being (9am to 9pm):
MOUNTAIN-Y LANDSCAPE
SKI RESORT
"PICNIC LUNCH" + HIKE through the forest
NARNIA
and finally, SEGOVIA

so, we thought we had it bad at our first stop when we pulled up to a "look-out point..." the bus pulled over on the side of the road, we got out and walked onto some rocks. it was so cold that the puddles of water had thin sheets of ice floating in them... out teachers ended up talking for 30 minutes about the flora y fauna, blah, blah..

so we get back on the bus and continue to drive uphill. i start ignoring what my teachers are saying bc there is gradually more and more snow... and then, all i see is WHITE. fml. then, we stopped to get food (another cafe con leche for me)... at DOS CASTILLAS, a SKI RESORT. we walked in the snow for about 10 minutes, stopped at the bottom of a SKI LIFT, they talked for another 20 minutes (as we listened to kids laugh and play in the snow), and finally we all walked back to the bus. i looked like a fool, but that beanie saved my life.

of course, it doesn't end there... we drove back down the mountain about 10 minutes and our professors tell us that we are going to have a picnic. we look outside and the benches are covered in SNOW. AND we're not allowed to eat on the bus. sooooo we get off... and the bus drives away. x___x

anyway, we explore a little. aka. we take a THIRTY minute hike through the woods... and at the end of our adventure, our bus was waiting for us. THANK GOD. we continue to the PROVINCE of Segovia. and end up at LOS JARDINES DE LA GRANJA, or better known as Narnia, or, if you prefer, the Secret Garden. It was a summer home for LOS REYES CATOLICOS, and probably other famous royalty. Its design is based on the gardens and fountains in Versailles.

Then, we finally made it to Segovia! At first I wasn't too impressed by the aqueduct (mostly bc i was already exhausted). However, since it was built by the Romans and has been there for centuries, so I've changed my mind and decided it's actually pretty awesome. There's nothing holding it together (no cement) and it was made using some sort of cranes (you can see the little holes they used to pick each block up). The cathedral was pretty (from the outside) and the ALCAZAR, or Disneyland was also amazing (from the outside).

I'm still deciding whether I want to go back to Segovia. I'll probably be too lazy..