I Knew Sleeping Beauty wasn't a fairytale!

IES brought all of us to Segovia this past friday. I had been before when I was traveling in high school, but this was cool since we got a complete historic tour of it. We heard all the anecdotes, and earned all the understanding, so I'll try to share:

An alcázar is a Spanish fortress or palace, and this one is no different...aside from the fact that a children's fairy-tale takes place in this one. This is the castle that Disney based Sleeping Beauty on. It was the "farmhouse" for royalty back in the day. They would escape here during the summer to avoid the heat and chaos in the city.

The second picture and third pictures are of some of the churches in Segovia. The second is one of the oldest cathedrals in Spain. While on our tour the bells were ringing at the stroke of 11...for about ten minutes, talk about letting people know the time. The third picture is of Iglesia de la Cruz.

After touring Segovia we waited in the sun for our bus to come. From left to right are my friends Marina, Laura, Sylvia, Hannah, my roommate Mary and I.