Segovia!!

Yesterday we took a field trip to Segovia!  Segovia is a city in Spain about 2 hours from Valladolid.  It was so beautiful! I liked it because it was small and kind of in the country.  There were mountains, and it had a lot of history.  Some of the buildings have been there since the first century.  The history in Spain is really cool because a lot of the buildings are so old, where in the United States our country hasn't even been around for as long as some of the buildings in Spain have.  Here are some pictures of Segovia...

Then this morning we went to Mass with our family.  I didn't really understand any of it, and also am not used to going to a Catholic church, but it was still kind of cool.  We were talking to our host dad after and he said that usually after church people go to bars and get a glass of wine and talk for awhile.  I thought that was funny because no one does that in the United States, but at the same time it would be nice to just sit, talk, and relax after church. So after church we toured this war museum in Valladolid (free on Sundays), and then had a glass of wine at the bar.  Then we went home for lunch.  We had paella, which is basically rice and sea food, it was good, but a little intimidating because all the seafood in it still had the shells and eyes on them! That's how all the seafood is served here.  Also, the name of this blog and url are different, so for all my readers, if you forget how to get to this blog, the url is juliagross.blogspot.com.  Also, thanks to everyone who actually reads this! It makes me feel more connected to ya'll! Gracias y Adios!