Spain

September 2009


Bike Spain Tour: Madrid to Pedraza | Segovia and Oropesa | Puerto de Navacerrada and Madrid | Vuelta | Bike Spain Photos
On Our Own: More Madrid | Huesca and Ordesa Natl Park | Pamplona | San Sebastian

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Segovia, Oropesa



On the road to Segovia - the
monument is a chunk of Roman aqueduct

Liza and Robert together!

Robert in the gardens at San
Ildefonso in La Granja

Lunch!  :-)


Liza on the move

Robert not far behind
Ron's view of the Violet Sabrewing
in Chiapas, but I digress...

Bike group in front of the royal
palace Riofrío

Our accomodations (well, not
really) in Segovia - we were in a hotel
on the other side

Liza in Segovia

Roman aqueduct (1st century) in
Segovia

Pretty impressive!

The cathedral in Segovia - unfortunately
we got there too late to go inside

More cathedral

The Alcázar in Segovia

Our hotel - the San Antonio de Real

Hotel

Liza and Robert the next morning,
leaving Segovia

View of the Alcázar from below

And Robert!

Last look

A warm-looking stop after a very
cold descent starting the day in a
pass high in the Sierra de Gredos

Tour-mate Ross in Cenicientos
in the Zona Infantil

Liza too!  Easier to ride!

In Talavera de la Reina - no doubt
the origins of talavera tile in Mexico

More tile...

And still more

Next hotel - the Parador de Oropesa
in Oropesa

Lovely afternoon light in Oropesa -
view from our window

At dinner at the Parador de Oropesa

Tour leader Pablo!

Tour-mates Shanna and Lara, and
Bike Spain's Mario

A little information about the
Parador de Oropesa, talavera-style

Night-view of the Parador


Bike Spain Tour: Madrid to Pedraza | Segovia and Oropesa | Puerto de Navacerrada and Madrid | Vuelta | Bike Spain Photos
On Our Own: More Madrid | Huesca and Ordesa Natl Park | Pamplona | San Sebastian

Click photos to enlarge...