Sunday, January 23, 2011

Pictures Part 1: Madrid and Segovia


Spain part 1: Madrid and Segovia
Madrid: The Capital City
Where Salamanca is in Spain
Map of Madrid
Incredible monument in Madrid


Traffic in Madrid

Incredible building

So amazing...

Street performers...real people

Christmas tree on the Puerto del Sol


Street lights in Madrid

Plaque commemorating Sol: the center of Madrid

Christmas lights on the street in Madrid

Plaque commemorating the wars in Spain

Gorgeous building

Christmas lights in the Plaza Mayor

Street performer handing out balloons to the small children

Beer server

Street performer


Nativity scene...there was a line around the block to see this


Monument in Madrid
My plane 


Madrid Subway

Painting in the Madrid subway

Palacio Real

Monument

Palacio Real again

Church where the Kings and Queens of Spain are married

Royal Forest and view...where only the KIng and Queen were allowed to look out at the city and enjoy.

and again...

and again...


Royal Church again



Segovia: My Favorite City in Spain
Where Segovia is in Spain

Map of Segovia
Aqueduct in Segova
and again...

Gas prices in Segovia

Gas pump in Segovia

and again...

Roman church

and again...

and again...


Incredible Roman arch in Segovia

and again...

Alcazar de Segovia: Castile in Segovia

and again...

Ancient crossbow

Ancient cannon

more cannons

cannon balls

Plaza in the Alcazar

Chapel in the Alcazar

and again...

The ceilings in the Alcazar were amazing...and this is one of them

View of the Segovian countryside from the Alcazar

and again...

another incredible ceiling

and another

Room of the Kings in the Alcazar: The Catholic Kings (Ferdinand and Isabella)

another ceiling

Spanish crest...it is EVERYWHERE!

another amazing ceiling

Painting of the Royal marriage of the Catholic Kings in the Alcazar

Ceiling in the throne room

Royal thrones

another crest

Isabella I: Catholic Queen

Ferdinand I: Catholic King

Ancient armor

Fountain in the plaza of the Alcazar

Moat of the Alcazar

Wall of the Alcazar

Alcazar

and again...

Statue to Romulus and Remus

View from the top of the Aqueduct

and again...

Susie and Jessi being a little crazy at the top of the Aqueduct

another view from the aqueduct

and another

and again

and the last one...amazing!!!



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