Segovia

Sooo all the way back a month ago, our program made a bit of an excursion to Segovia. It was my first formal introduction to Spanish architecture and besides the fact that I was half-asleep for the first part of the day, I enjoyed it.

Highlights were definitely the aqueduct, the random lady who painted herself in silver and was a dancing statue and the GORGEOUS gothic cathedral. And I think everyone can agree that the climb up the 200 some steep and winding steps in a tower was completely unnecessary.

It was actually really interesting how the architecture was affected under Muslim rule. It reminded me a lot of India, where you'll see a pillar that has visibly different layers according to Hindu/Muslim influence (in this case Muslim/Catholic).

Still trying to figure out how to sneak in some of my pictures on here, but feel free to check out my Flickr account at http://www.flickr.com/photos/swatibhargava/


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