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After getting only minorly-lost, we make it to our phenomenal hotel, a renovated ironworks from the 17th century. - IMG_0065
the real wine cellars - IMG_0066
including the inevitably naughty ones - IMG_0067
another playground! this one wine-grape themed - IMG_0071
Always iconoclasts, we ended up in a beer bar for dinner during our night in wine country. In fairness, it had been practically impossible to find decent beer thus far. Plus, Leslie was in the throws of a cold and needed some heathful Franziskaner to heal properly. - IMG_0072
the remarkable-for-Spain beer list - IMG_0073
A side effect of turning our back on wine was that we had some delicious dry cider (sidra) from Northern Spain, which you pour into glasses from great height to give it some foaminess. - IMG_0074
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our GPS location - IMG_0160
Our meal consisted of toast spread with various pates and a blue goat cheese blended with some of the sidra that was astringent and delicious. - IMG_0169
Another bull. Due to the HDR setting on our phone cameras, pictures taken while moving had some interesting effects, like this double-header. - IMG_0170
Photos taken out the window of a moving car never quite capture the beauty of a landscape, but that didn't stop Leslie from trying, a lot. - IMG_0177
land, sky - IMG_0179
land, sky, more fund HDR effects - IMG_0185
clouds - IMG_0187
Building walls out of fieldstone seemed to be a common pastime near Segovia. - IMG_0189
We approach Segovia. - IMG_0191
We practically drive between aqueduct columns on our approach to the city.