 Avila and Segovia Before I went on the trip, I already booked a full-day tour to Avila and Segovia online through Viators.com. I was very happy to find out that the point of meeting was actually 5 minute walking from the hostel. By the way, when you buy tours in Spain, there are rarely hotel pickups; you have to meet them at their tourist offices. Oh, I forgot to mention: after my Toledo trip the day before, I finally got myself a SIM card. It cost only 15 Euros (be careful though, at the airport, there was a booth that sold the exact same SIM card for 90 Euros! Don't buy it there! ) It was very helpful for someone who has no sense of directions such as myself. I simply let Google Maps guide me. I never had to ask for directions again in the remaining days in Spain :) The tour was organized by Julia Travel. It must be quite well-known because there were like a hundred people on this tour. The guide was amazing. She has a degree in art history, and could speak four languages! And best of all, she made history come to life! The first stop was Avila. I loved how the city was walled. But, really, after you had been to Toledo, it's hard to find a place that can match its astounding beauty. We went to the Catedral of Avila. It was amazing to finally visit the place where St. Teresa had once lived in - after having read her book in college. The weather was quite chilly today, about 2 degree Celsius. On the way back to the tour bus, as I was looking at the Cathedral in awe, one of the guys in the tour asked if I would like a picture with the place. I said sure, and the conversation started from there. He was from Mexico but worked in the States. It was quite cool that he was travelling alone as well and was basically in Spain only for a soccer match! I would never travel so far just for a sport event - or for a concert or anything whatsoever. But we had some very interesting conversations and exchanged Linkedin contacts. Another friendship formed :)  Then we went to Segovia. This city is breathtakingly beautiful. I loved every minute of it! There were many shops and restaurants. I could easily spend the whole day here. But since I was with a tour, I had only a few hours to rush through places. The best part was the Roman Aqueduct, 2000 years old. The majestic formation of this architecture just makes you feel so small as you stand underneath it, looking up.
Isn't the view just beautiful? Spain is definitely one of the countries that I would love to come back and explore its wonders more!
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