Our Vaughan Town activity for today was to visit Segovia. We were assigned to groups of four, given a list of places to take pictures and then went for the 10 minute taxi ride to Segovia. The rules of the scavenger hunt was that we had to find the different items and take a picture of the item or location of the other three members of our team.
The first item we photographed was the requirement to be with another team. So this picture includes the other three members of my team (Peg, Kay on the left and Fernando on the right) with another team; this was taken while we were waiting for our taxis.
Another item on our scavenger hunt was a photo with our taxi driver.
We needed our picture in Plaza Mayor, so we took this picture from the bandstand in the middle of the plaza. The Spanish flag is just over my head and if you zoom in, the sign over the window says Plaza Mayor.
We needed a photo of the main cathedral. This one is huge - we spent about 30 minutes inside, quickly exploring the two dozen chapels that are around the central area, as well as the cloistered court yard.
Another item on the list was to get a photo of the team with someone working in a shop.
We also need to find the famous El Hidalgo Restaurant.
Here is a second photo of a worker in a shop that sells souvenirs.
We needed a photo of Calle Real. We had been told that the street name changed once you got into the old city; Google maps confirmed this. To verify we were taking a photo of the correct street, we found this plaza that had a sign telling us that the statue in the middle of the plaza was pointing up Calle Real to the Plaza Mayor (throughout Segovia, there were info signs in Spanish, English and German).
Another location was the Torre Mudjehar de San Nicolas. This info sign verifies that this building was the correct one.
And this is the famous Segovia aqueduct built by the Romans circa 100 a.d.
Although just a short visit (less than two hours) it was a nice break from the schedule of events at Vaughan Town.
The first item we photographed was the requirement to be with another team. So this picture includes the other three members of my team (Peg, Kay on the left and Fernando on the right) with another team; this was taken while we were waiting for our taxis.
Another item on our scavenger hunt was a photo with our taxi driver.
We needed our picture in Plaza Mayor, so we took this picture from the bandstand in the middle of the plaza. The Spanish flag is just over my head and if you zoom in, the sign over the window says Plaza Mayor.
We needed a photo of the main cathedral. This one is huge - we spent about 30 minutes inside, quickly exploring the two dozen chapels that are around the central area, as well as the cloistered court yard.
Another item on the list was to get a photo of the team with someone working in a shop.
We also need to find the famous El Hidalgo Restaurant.
Here is a second photo of a worker in a shop that sells souvenirs.
We needed a photo of Calle Real. We had been told that the street name changed once you got into the old city; Google maps confirmed this. To verify we were taking a photo of the correct street, we found this plaza that had a sign telling us that the statue in the middle of the plaza was pointing up Calle Real to the Plaza Mayor (throughout Segovia, there were info signs in Spanish, English and German).
Another location was the Torre Mudjehar de San Nicolas. This info sign verifies that this building was the correct one.
And this is the famous Segovia aqueduct built by the Romans circa 100 a.d.
Although just a short visit (less than two hours) it was a nice break from the schedule of events at Vaughan Town.
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