Woke up in the morning on this
Valentine’s Day, alone…
Just half an hour train journey from
Madrid. I loved this world heritage city at very first sight. The Aqueduct was
magnificent though not miles long. 894m long, 163 almost symmetrical arches,
first built in 1st century AD by Romans, a true masterpiece of
engineering. It’s part of the complex system of aqueducts and underground
canals that brought water from the mountains more than 15km away. The view was
mesmerizing before sunset when the shadow of the structure was projected on Plaza
del Azoguejo.
Brilliantly good, I felt. The sudden
heavy snowing didn’t interrupt my mood, rather lifted the romantic index…
though I was alone.
Like other Spanish cities or towns,
Segovia has its cathedral too. This handsome Gothic architecture building is
plainer than Cathedral of Toledo and less colourful. It took 200 years to
complete!
Contouring the old city
wall to the northwest tip, the Alcazar was found sitting on the cliff. its turrets,
deep moat, cliff, expansive farmland… looks like the prototype of fairy tale
castle. Its design was said inspiring Walt Disney greatly. The castle housed
some permanent exhibits, not spectacular as of the building itself.
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| Marvelous aqueduct, almost 2000 year old, still solidly standing. |
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| A view outside the old town. |
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| Start snowing, another kind of atmosphere. |
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| Oddly enough, the diamond shape decoration was eye-catching. |
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| Errr... diamonds of pyramids? |
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| Another beautiful facade with floral print. |
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| Postbox. |
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| Sudden heavy snow chased most tourists off the street. |
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| Cathedral of Segovia in gothic architecture, took 200 yr to complete. |
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| Cathedral of Segovia, interior. |
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| Cathedral of Segovia, the courtyard was bare. |
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| Cathedral of Segovia. |
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| Direction boards, try to imagine the influence of Japanese tourists. |
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| Alcazar, doesn't it look like the fairy tale castle of Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella? |
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| Beautiful landscape, view from the Alcazar. |
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| Alcazar - facade & windows. |
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| Alcazar. |
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| Alcazar, twin windows. |
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| Alcazar - Sala de las Pinas 392 'stalactites', the glimmering golden ceiling. |
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| Alcazar, the armoury collection. |
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| Alcazar's courtyard. |
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| Alcazar's courtyard. |
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| Alcazar - Torre de Juan II, 152 steps up to the top of the tower. |
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| View of the Cathedral. |
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| Sculpture. |
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| Puerta de San Andres |
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| Tea time break, cana with tapas. |
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| Sculptures studded around the old town. |
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| When this photo was taken, both building and the sky show the same colour, but the photograph can't present the naked-eye observation. |
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| Back to aqueduct. |
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| Aqueduct, superb view. |
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| Plaza del Azoguejo. |
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| View from different angle. |
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| Aqueduct - Jesus statue on it. |
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| Souvenir shops and tourist information center are situated here. |
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| Snow mountains. |
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| Railway station Segovia. |
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| Snow mountain, view from railway station. |
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| AVE was waiting. |
