Segovia: A Winter Snowglobe

The first weekend of December, Willa and I decided to do a day trip to Segovia! Unfortunately, Segovia is right outside the Communidad de Madrid so we did have to buy a ticket. It wasn't too much as you can see below, and contrary to all the information online, we were able to take a bus from Moncloa station! I was pretty sure we could because every morning as I walk to gate 11, I see that gates 8 and 9 have Segovia on the screen. The weird thing was that we had to arrive a half an hour before the time we wanted to depart in order to get a seat, and for the return we couldn't determine what time we were going to leave in advance. We had to keep our ticket for its number, and then use a ticket machine once we got to the bus station in Segovia to book our seat back (we made sure to arrive early to guarantee a seat back for us). Interesting system to say the least, but we made it!

Upon arriving to Segovia, we were greeted with snow! It was beautiful! I think I enjoyed Segovia so much more than I would have if there hadn't been snow. I felt like I was in a snowglobe - it was really a magical feeling. Plus, it was really cold and wet so light, white snowflakes fluttering around really made the experience more enjoyable as it distracted us from the bitter chills.

We saw the aqueduct (first picture in this post) - it was enormous and very imposing. Apparently thousands of soldiers were stationed in Segovia, so they needed this aqueducts to get water to them in addition to the people living in the town!

(^on top of the aqueduct!)

We walked all around the town, which was much smaller than we expected, especially compared to our other day trip to Toledo. We easily were done by 6pm. We had a great time playing in the snow, taking pictures and wondering the streets. We got to see the Cathedral of Segovia, in addition to other churches. We encountered many archway entrances to the city, and got many different viewpoints of the walls that surround the city. We also went to the Contemporary Art Museum in town.

We also came across the Alcazar of Segovia, a castle on the outskirts of the town. We didn't go in because we had to pay. I know some people might say, come on you're only here once why not go in and pay? I've just been in so many castles that at a certain point they all start to look the same...not to say this one wasn't amazing as well. Apparently you can climb to the top, but for me, just looking at it from the outside was enough for me.

Other than architecture, we contemplated getting the signature dish of Segovia: roast suckling pig. However, when we walked into a restaurant for lunch and saw the whole pig, including the baby's face, staring at us out of the glass, we couldn't do it. Or at least, I couldn't. It's also a big dish, so we would've needed a couple more people. Apparently it's really delicious and amazing though...just really couldn't stomach the idea of eating it after seeing the face.

I definitely recommend Segovia as a day trip. While many people would probably suggest going when the weather is warmer, I don't think it'd be a bad idea to go when it's snowing to experience that snowglobe feel that we got!