Oops I Did it Again! Or Pop Goes the Kneecap

So I joined the kiddos in a friendly game or five of volley ball.... and let's just say the student liaisons/coordinator's saying of "joven plus" (young and then some), we are of the same general age, no longer really applies for me.  I feel creaky with worn out parts.  So all week long I've been icing and elevating my leg and today we left for a weekend excursion. 4-ish hours on a bus and then probably a 10k walk through out the the town of Zamora left me hobbling.   The snap or "clac" in my knee region I heard has me mildly concerned.  But I'm taking it easy tonight and cranking up the ice, bought some probably icy-hot type gel and going to give my knee a break!

So I missed updating the Recital of the Epic Adventures of Tanya (though keep in mind that it's Friday night and I'm laid up in bed so I don't know if epic is the absolute best word - the fact that it's super comfortable probably doesn't really balance the scales, huh?).  Last week we went to Segovia - my oh my, what a beautiful city... despite weather that would indeed indicate that the rain in Spain falls mainly in the plain... I  would have happily explored it further.  We visited the Alcazar  (castle) - fun fact... 👸Disney modeled Snow White's castle or maybe also influenced Cinderella's - the interwebs differ - after that we also did a walking tour of the 'old town' which I find fascinating. Lovely churches and THE AQUEDUCT - dang, it's an amazing feat of engineering - and while it demonstrates the wonders of Roman construction and was built for utilitarian means, it is a work of art!  So there I was walking around in awe, trying to grasp that these same buildings have been lived in and had businesses conducted within for hundreds of years - it's crazy!  We braved the rain, had a fantastic lunch, grabbed a cuppa after, and then made our way back to Toledo where I took advantage of a free weekend to - you guessed it - study.  Argg regrets are a waste of time... but I probably should have gone to Madrid or Sevilla or done SOMETHING!

Well despite that lapse... I hope you enjoy tbe pics 🤗 I'll catch you up with Zamora in the subsequent post!

Royal bedchamber

That thar is a full sized adult suit of armor... look who's not so short now, eh?!

 Attempt #1 at being artsy

                Artsy attempt 2⤵

 Super creepy eyes... I'm going to have to ask again why that was done that way... don't quite remember at this moment 🤔

 Selfie mode on this bad boy at work!

 By the way... no mortar in this chef d'oeuvre - pure engineering genius!

 Boy was it raining gatos and perros!

There were two camps in our group: Prepared with umbrellas or improvised with trash bags!

Artsy attempt 3⤴