Segovia's Cathedral. It is often referred to as the Lady of Cathedrals for its immensity and beauty. I lived within a 15 minute walking distance of the Cathedral when I lived in Segovia, Spain.

This is one of many views of the city from the top of the Aqueduct. In the distance you can see Segovia's famous, "Sleeping Lady," mountain range.

This is one of Segovia's most famous, historical landmarks. The Aqueduct runs through most fo the city and was actually still being used through modern day. The Aqueduct is used as a very common meeting-point for friends and family. The fact I found most interesting about the Aqueduct is that it is not held together by anything. It is literally just a bunch of stones stacked on top of each other, held together by gravity.  

This is a view of the entire city of Segovia from the famous, Alcazar Castle. This is my favorite view of Segovia. You can see the entire landscape, all of the churches and even the "Sleeping Lady," mountain in the distance. 

Towards the end of our stay in Segovia, a few friends and I decided to watch the sunrise from the top of the Aqueduct. The view was incredible and the way the early morning sun caught on the architecture of the city was unbelievable. Something I will never forget!

This is the front of the Alcazar Castle in Segovia. The structure is incredible and the castle is still in use today.

Though other countries do not recognize America's Independence day, we were lucky enough that Segovia's "Fiesta de la luna llena" (celebration of the full moon) fell on the same night. We had a wide range of concerts, festivities and light shows to attent, like the one pictured here. 

This is just one of the many beautiful churches in Segovia. This was one of my favorites because of the location and simplictic beauty.

Famous basilica in Baracelona, Spain. La Sagrada Familia was designed by famous artist, Antoni Gaudí, the basilica is expected to be finished around the year 2032. Construction first began in 1882. This was, by far, one of my favorite stops in Spain.

The Columbus Monument stands at the end of one of Barcelona's popular street markets. The monument is in honor of Christopher Columbus' first voyage to the Americas, which was commissioned by the Spanish royalty. This was an awe-struck sight for me because it was a convergence of my history, as an American and Spain's history. 

While in Barcelona, my friends and I decided to visit Park Guell, a famous park of Goudi's decorative architecture. From here, we could see over the entire city of Barcelona, down to the shore. 

Soccer to Spain is football to America. This is one of many fútbol stadiums in Spain. One of my professors mentioned that he refuses to take his young son to soccer games in Spain because of how competitive and agressive the fans can get. 

Madrid, the center of most things in Spain, has one of the most incredible and extensive palaces. The entire complex is surrounded by decorative gates and guards. 

A few friends and I took a weekend trip to Geneva while studying in Spain. We decided to stay lake-side on Geneva lake in Switzerland. 

Geneva, Switzerland was one of the most vibrantly colorful places I have ever seen! It had greens, blues and yellows brighter than I've ever seen them.

On our first night in Geneva, we got caught in a thunderstorm while walking around the lake. Though I am terrified of thunder and lightning, I couldn't help by being captivated by the incredible colors and scenery of the sky as the sun began to set and the storm rolled in.

While in Geneva, we visited the Botanical Gardens. Though it was out of season for most of the flowers to be in full bloom, we still found some incredible sculptures, architecture and gorgeous plants and flowers.

Switzerland is surrounded by France, Italy and Germany. Being in Geneva, we were mainly surrounded by France, so we decided why not take a quick bus ride into another country? We didn't know which town we made it into but we did know the sign said France and the bus stop read "La Tour"