Back in sunny Spain, first to Salamanca, then to Segovia. Both beautiful cities, amazing architecture and history, but to be honest we have had enough and are looking forward to coming home (not the 27 hours in an airplane part) and catch up with everyone. I shudder to think what my golf swing is going to be like....
The predominant building material here is sandstone, which is used to great effect, the lines are very clean, and there seems to be little mortar used. The Roman Aqueduct at Segovia is 2000 years old, made from huge granite slabs. An unbelievable piece of engineering, still in good order today, and dominates the town. "What did the Romans ever do for us, eh?" How about a continuous water supply from a source 18 kilometres away?Off to Madrid in the morning to have discussions with Europcar about costs for car repairs, then on the Very Fast Train to Barcelona. We fly out the next day.
Adios, over 
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