{"id":14595,"date":"2017-11-02T08:33:40","date_gmt":"2017-11-02T13:33:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/goglobal\/?p=12032"},"modified":"2017-11-02T08:33:40","modified_gmt":"2017-11-02T13:33:40","slug":"segovia-madrid-and-cordoba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/goglobal\/?p=14595","title":{"rendered":"Segovia, Madrid, and Cordoba!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Helloooo!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

So, it\u2019s been awhile. I haven’t had the opportunity to make a blog post recently because my computer broke and I wasn\u2019t able to use it for awhile. So, I\u2019m gonna try to catch you guys up on what I have been up to. Because I haven\u2019t posted in awhile, this post won\u2019t have any pictures, but you can see them all on my facebook!<\/span><\/p>\n

A little over a month ago, I went on a day trip to Segovia with my friends Julia and Rachel. After arriving at the train station, we took a cab to the Roman Aqueduct. It\u2019s original purpose was to bring in water to the city. Now, it\u2019s just kinda there and something that looks really cool. Actually, it is one of the best preserved elevated aqueducts! We then walked to the cathedral and then did a little tour. With it\u2019s beautiful gothic architecture, it was amazing inside and out. After the cathedral, we went to the Alcazar, which means its a Spanish palace of moorish origin. There are many Alcazars around Spain because it is where the royal family would stay when visiting different cities. We decided that paying the extra 2 euros would be worth the view at the top of the castle, and we were right! We had a view of most of the town and could even see the cathedral. The 152 steps were kinda rough, but the view was totally worth it! Overall, the day trip to Segovia was super fun and very interesting!<\/span><\/p>\n

The next weekend I actually stayed in Madrid and had a very relaxing weekend. It was nice to relax, and catch up with family and friends from home. I think I facetimed different people almost all day long. I realized I couldn\u2019t stay in my room the whole weekend though, so I decided to explore Madrid a little bit more. I ended up going the Prado with some friends, which is an art museum in Madrid. The artwork was super interesting, and it was a pretty good day learning more about the history of Spain. During the week in my flamenco class, we had a super fun day of trying on different flamenco outfits. We had a little photoshoot, and it was so fun! After that, my friend Julia and I went to a cute coffee shop called Monkee Koffee and hung out there for a little bit and did some studying! As a snack, I bought a \u201cbowl of fruit\u201d and it was honestly so good. They mixed the fruit with honey and some other stuff that makes it a pretty popular snack that students get while studying here. <\/span><\/p>\n

The weekend after that I went to C\u00f3rdoba with Jackie! It was the weekend of our fall break, so we decided a short two day trip would be perfect. Afterall, we still had midterms that we needed to study for. C\u00f3rdoba is a super cute town about a 4 hour bus ride away from Madrid! It is full of flowers and narrow cobblestone streets, and I loved it. The only problem about this trip was that Jackie literally almost missed the bus. I was standing in between the door, so the driver wouldn’t leave without her. I thought I was going to have to go by myself, but thankfully she made it! When we arrived, we walked around the town a little bit. It\u2019s a pretty small town, and the main things to see is the cathedral and the alcazar. We did those the second day we were there, so the first day we had a pretty chill day of getting to know C\u00f3rdoba. Of course, Jackie wanted to go to cien montaditos. I don\u2019t know if I talked about it yet, but it is literally the best place ever. They have the best tinto de verano and it is only 1.5 euros. So, we went to cien and had some tinto and then we ate at The Good Burger. (I know, we are in Spain, and we are eating at an American restaurant? I guess we just miss America lol). We ended up eating there because it was kinda difficult to find gluten free places in C\u00f3rdoba. We were only there for two days though, so it wasn\u2019t too bad.<\/span><\/p>\n

So, our second day in C\u00f3rdoba we did all the touristy stuff. First, we went to the Alcazar. The best thing about it was probably the garden. It was so pretty! Jackie and I enjoyed looking at all the flowers and taking a million pictures. The next thing we did was go to the Mosque that was turned into a Cathedral. It had a mix of Christian and Islamic characteristics that made it super interesting to see. After that, we were starving so we found a place to get lunch. It took so long, and the service was super bad. We ended up getting our food over an hour after we ordered. We did know we were in Spain though, so it was kinda expected. For those who don\u2019t know, bad service is typical in Spain. Don\u2019t expect to have a quick lunch anywhere in Spain. We\u2019ve definitely gotten used to it. Overall, I loved how cute of a town C\u00f3rdoba was and it was a perfect trip for two days.<\/span><\/p>\n

My next blog post will be about my weekends in San Sebastian and Rome! You’ll hopefully be hearing from me soon! Hasta luego!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Helloooo!\u00a0 So, it\u2019s been awhile. I haven’t had the opportunity to make a blog post recently because my computer broke and I wasn\u2019t able to use it for awhile. So, I\u2019m gonna try to catch you guys up on what I have been up to. Because I haven\u2019t posted in awhile, this post won\u2019t have … <\/p>\n

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