Segovia

Yesterday, we traveled to Segovia. It is a more touristic town, so I was finally able to get some magnets and other gifts for my family. I also bought a full size flag, which I’m really excited about! This is the town with the aqua ducts- this cool looking bridge thing that transports water from the mountains to the city. I’ll try to put a pic up on here to show you, but if not, ill have pics of it up on Facebook. We also saw some really nice landscapes and churches. Our house mothers packed us lunches to eat in Segovia. There was a festival going on there though, so it was so crowded we couldn’t find a place to sit. Finally, we just sat on the side of some buildings in the street and ate our lunch like homeless people. Segovia is also home to the Alcazar, one of the castles that Walt Disney used to design his. The castle was so huge and pretty inside. We climbed 152 stairs up through the tower to go on top of the castle. I would love to live there, and I couldn’t believe how big it was. The moat around it was at least 6 stories below the entrance, and then you still have to take 152 stairs to the top. I can only imagine how many floors it must have. It also had a lot of things made out of gold on the inside including tapestries, furniture, and the walls and ceilings. Of course before we left Segovia, we bought ice cream. It is so unbelievable how much better the ice cream is here! I’m going to miss it so much. What I don’t believe, is that it is made by Nestle! I don’t know why Nestle sells all their crappy stuff to America and ships all the good ice cream to Europe. It is so much softer, but doesn’t melt as fast, and has chocolate chips in it, and never has freezer burn.
After Segovia, my Italian roommate Giulia made us pizza. She said that the pizza is just like you have in Italy. We had crust with tomato sauce on it, and then small slices of provolone scattered that didn’t cover the whole pizza. Then she sprinkled it with parmesan cheese and oregano and topped it with cherry tomato slices. It was really good! When I get home, I’m going to try to make some of the stuff she does. Later, we went out to a popular club here, where an older man was having a bachelor party. The guys looked like they were in the mob with pin-striped suits and hats. They were so funny looking because everybody else in the club was young. The man said this was his 5th marriage! If I failed 4 times before, I don’t think I would try again, but I guess divorce is very common here. Me and my friends practiced our Spanish with them and they gave us a few pointers about Valladolid. At first, they seemed like creepers but in the end they were just sweet old grandpas that just wanted a little fun.

Where I've Been So Far

I've spent most of my years traveling to at least on place outside of my home state of Ohio. Unfortunately, I've covered all but 5 states on the east coast, and not much else.
I've been to Florida so many times that I'm going cross-eyed with it, although Disney World will never bore me.
Pennsylvania, my parents' home state, is a place we travel to at least twice a year. Just seeing the people I love there makes it an enjoyable place to visit. If I were to judge the state itself, though, I'd say it's a lot of fun as long as you know where to go. Kennywood, Sandcastle, Mt. Washington, and Station Square are a lot of fun and I still have a lot more to see in Pennsylvania.
Canada has the beautiful Niagara Falls of course and other cool tourist-y things to do that are fun for kids and adults. It makes for a nice place to take a short trip.
Just recently my family and I have been taking a yearly bus trip to Manhattan. This is a lot of fun because we get to see new sites every year and return to ones we enjoyed last year. I don't think I have to tell anyone about sites in Manhattan or try to convince anyone to go there.

Myrtle Beach, no matter how much some may like it, isn't one of the best places I have been to. It has nice beaches and lots of restaurants, outlet malls, and mini golf courses, but I think you can experience that near any beach. It was way to crowded and I'd actually like to go back to South Carolina to experience another part of it that is more calm.
Ocean City, Maryland had a much calmer scene and nice beaches. You definitely have to go in the summer because it is more northern, but it isn't so crowded but give the satisfaction that any beach would.
Maine is one of my favorite states. It has great sea food for cheap and the best blue-berry flavored desserts ever. Even though it can be cold, its charm and beautiful scenery make up for it.
The Bahamas was absolutely gorgeous. The food is tropical, the water is clear, and the sand is white. It is probably the same as any beach in the Carri bean, so I just recommend making it to the Caribbean.
Texas is the only place I have strayed from the east. It is my favorite state and I want to move there. It has nice weather and a western/Mexican feel but at the same time it has big cities. This makes for a great mix.
Every other state I have visited did not have such an impact on me as these did.

Next I will be going to Spain. I am a little nervous and will be blogging about it on here. It will be a new experience and my first time outside North America.