Random Artistic Photos

The photos in the post were taken by Casey throughout the first few months of our vacation. We hope you enjoy them!

Toledo & Segovia Spain

Casey and I have returned to Italy, but we have to catch up on our Spain travels. We went to Toledo and Segovia one weekend, and we saw (and ate) some pretty interesting things. Let us know what you think!

Roman bridge in Toledo

Toledo's Alcazar

Excellent view

Casey and Sarah in front Toledo's cathedral

Inside the cathedral

Inside the cloister of the monastery in Toledo

We saw a wedding while we were there!

Us and Toledo in the background

Roman aqueduct in Segovia

Pretty Segovia

Nude lady in the mountain. She's lying down. 

Us in front of the aqueduct

That is cochinillo (pronounced "co-chi-knee-jo" by Spainards), which is a very tiny baby pig that has been roasted. And yes we ate it! 

View of Segovia's alcazar and cathedral from the restaurant where we had cochinillo.

Restaurant where we had baby pig. This building was built in the 12th century!

Cathedral of Segovia

Altar piece inside the cathedral

Inside the cathedral

Us in Segovia

Ciao Y'al! Hope y'all enjoyed ;)

Madrid

Casey and I have been in Madrid for a week now. Here are some pictures of our wanderings thus far.

Madrid: modern city and beautiful at night

I don't even have a good caption for this.

Hot chocolate and churros

Tanks in the Spanish military parade on their Memorial Day (October 12). 

Soldiers marching in the parade

Crowds of people after the parade and the Metropolis building

Symbol of Madrid: a bear eating fruits of a Madrone tree

Seafood in the Mercado di San Miguel. See the barnacles??!!

Jamon- you can also find one of these in just about every bar in Madrid because they cut fresh pieces of the meat for their tapas and appetizers. 

Royal Palace seen from the Cathedral of Madrid

View of the Palace Gardens and the Manzanares River from the Cathedral. Sorry about the ugly yellow crane :(

Madrid + smog + tall buildings + cityscape

Cathedral of Madrid

Ceiling of the Cathedral

Streets of Madrid

Ciao Y'all!

Last Roman Post

Well Sarah and Casey have left Italy, and we are now in Madrid, Spain. We got here last night, but it is already obvious that this city is very different than Rome. Photos will be coming soon! In the meantime, we thought it would be nice to do one post with some photos of our last moments in Rome. Please enjoy!

Really long escalator at the Barberini stop of the Rome metro line A.

Galleria Borghese. There are masterworks by the famous sculptor Bernini, and they control the amount of people they let in the museums, which makes for a much more enjoyable experience. If you are in Rome, we would suggest this as one of the better museums.

Our grocery store

Intense Carabinieri guard outside the President's palace

Train ride on the way to Tarquinia

Main square in Tarquinia, which was an ancient Etruscan city along the coast of northern Lazio. They are known for their Necropolis, which has well preserved frescoes of lions, hunters, fishermen, dancers, etc in the tombs.

View of the ancient walls and Mediterranean Sea

The tram we always took to go into the center of town. 

View of the Pantheon and the moon at night

Trevi Fountain at night

View of our street

Sarah and Casey at the Bocca della Verità.

Bar where they make all their own beer. We went here on our last night in Rome. 

Our beers

Casey, Sarah, and friends (Jazz and Diego). 

Ciao Y'all!