School Excursions

Usually once, or sometimes twice, a month our school take us on an excursion to see some historical sights within a couple of hours drive. This past week on Friday afternoon we visited the towns of Simancas, Tordesillas and Medina del Campo. And then on Saturday we spent the day in Segovia. I'll post a few photos below of some of the places we visited.

This is the castle in Simancas. Unfortunately, they are building some kind of museum/archive center right in front of the castle and it ruins the view.
















In Tordesillas, we visited the Real Monasterio de Santa Clara. It was constructed in the 14th century and has much Arabic influence. Currently, there are 11 nuns living there. They apparently make delicious cookies that they sell to help with expenses.














This is the castle in Medina del Campo. So far, it's one of my favorites.













Here is our group in front of the castle in Medina. Three of the students are from Japan and Katie and I are from Colorado. The gentleman in the center is our teacher, José Miguel.

I'll post some photos from the visit to Segovia on another blog. I think I'm out of space.