Day tripping in Segovia!

Today was an amazing and action packed day! We had a delicious breakfast of eggs, fruit, cheese and more delicious ham (seriously you need to try Iberian ham once in your lifetime. It's thinly sliced salty dry cured ham made from black hooved pigs who eat acorns). Then we hit the road for Segovia, about an hour from Madrid.

When we first arrived, we were blown away by the amazing aqueducts, built by the Romans over 2000 years ago. It is made up of 166 arches over 17 kms that are held together by gravity.

We walked through the Jewish quarter and passed by the cathedral, which was built in the 16th century, on our way to the Alcázar de Segovia, an amazing castle built around the 12th century originally as a fortress. It was an inspiration for Disney's Cinderella castle. We had a great workout climbing the 152 stairs to the top of the tower for a breathtaking view!

Some photos of our day :)

Walking around on the way to the Alcàzar. I love the cool narrow streets!

 From the top of the the Alcàzar tower  Definitely worth the walk!

 The aqueduct! Sean and Jorge are at the bottom to show how enormous it is!