+ Brian woke up with rubly-tumbly grumpy stomach. He probably ate too many churros last night. + We missed our train to Segovia, but got a replacement one for an hour later. + Ate a petite breakfast in the train station. + Since we got replacement tickets they for some reason put our seats in first class. Sweet! It’s only a 35 minute train ride. + Segovia has a huge Roman aqueduct from around the 1st century AD. We saw it. Amy touched it to feel its oldness. + Wandered into the city walls. The town is very quaint with lots of little churches and nice road ways. Most of the day we just wandered. + Amy got a toy monster truck from one of those toy-canister machines. + Wandered around and wondered what all the monuments were, didn’t have any English explanations + Found tourist information and asked for an English pamphlet + Amy was curious and asked the tourist information lady how the aqueduct worked + Learned how the Aqueduct worked (channeled water from a mountain far away all the way into the Roman military base close to where the town is) + Walked around to find some lunch, all expensive except for a chain sandwich place, Raquillo? Pretty good! Very affordable (1.50 euro for half a sandwich with soft bread!) + Walked to the Alcazar castle, they didn’t seem to be letting anyone in so we walked away after Brian climbed onto the wall for a better view of the countryside + There were lots of bugs flying everywhere! + Walked to Hercules’ Tower, three storks had their nests up there + Walked around some more, saw the city outside the old city walls + Tried Deutsch Bank ATM, both failed + Took bus/Train back to Madrid + Ventured to the other side of the hotel and realized that we were really close to Place Mayor where we sat to people watch yesterday, both were shocked. + Found a grocery store (first!) and bought some ice tea and two big oranges (very good! Total only 3.5 euro!) + went back to hotel, Brian was able to ask the hotel people to borrow their phone and made reservations at the flamenco place + Ate another Kebab plate at corner place, had Turkish and Apple teas + Stalled until ~ 9:15 + Walked along a new street and found another very busy plaza in Madrid + Went to Anton Martin to see Flamenco + Flemenco was cool! Asked the lady next to us (who was very audibly enjoying the show throughout) about Flamenco + Sleep!

Ask Brian Day:

Throughout the day, people kept asking Brian (in Spanish) various things that we could not understand. Brian would stand there, unable to communicate, either muttering “Lo Siento” or “no no” as they continued their question. This happened 1. At Chamartin station before we were able to get into the train platform for Segovia when a lady with a bag and a smiling face kept saying something and Brian thought she might have been trying to sell him her handbag. 2. In Segovia when a lady went up to Brian and asked him something and then we looked really confused and then she said “Speak English?” “Yeah…” “Ah okay.” and then went away. Both of these were old ladies. 3. A Spanish couple asks Brian to take a picture of them on the city wall in Segovia. Brian is very proud of this because he conducted the entirety of this conversation in Spanish. This consisted of “[something something] photo?” “Oh! Si!” The couple gets ready, Brian goes to his spot. Brian says “Uno, Dos, Tres!” and the couple can’t help but laugh. 4. After Flamenco when a man went up to Brian to ask him, possibly for food. Brian topped walking and tried to say “no no” and then we walked away. As we walked away, he goes “I want food!” Thus, the theory.