Segovia and Madrid nightlife

by annie

We knew before our trip that Walt Disney had replicated Segovia's Alcazúr palace in Disneyland. We were still somewhat surprised to find that the entire town of Segovia was a fairy tale. We spent most of Saturday there, along with many other Spanish and International tourists. It's a little more than an hour bus ride northwest of Madrid. We started the morning by sitting on the patio of a cafe in front of the famous aquaduct while enjoying churros con chocolate, a Spanish delicacy of fried dough dipped in hot drinking chocolate. The aquaduct is particularly amazing because it was built only with granite blocks, no cement was used to hold it together. Then we walked the quiet streets, gazed at the beautiful views surrounding the city and saw many of the historical sites before plopping down in a park and acquiring mild sunburns. Pictures best describe Segovia:

After arriving back in Madrid, we made dinner around 9:30-Spaniards eat dinner between 9pm and midnight- and then eventually took the metro to meet Ben at a concert in a huge squat in the party neighborhood, Malasaña. The streets reminded me somewhat of New Orleans; people were everywhere, vendors sold canned beer in the streets and the energy was palpable. We arrived too late for the show, so instead hung out in a bar, the streets and eventually a Brazilian dance club. We'd been up early that morning, so we only lasted until about 3am. Many Spaniards don't call it a night until 8 or 9am.

We arrrived in Aranjuéz on Monday to stay with Alfredo, a friend of a friend who needs help with house projects. We are a little behind on the blog and will be posting more pics and details soon. We miss you.