SO MANY EXCITING REALLY REALLY REALLY OLD THINGS

Along our way to Samtiago we've had the chance to stop at some of Spain's historical sights (as a history major I frequently freak out at all the old stuff we see). Yesterday we stopped at an old Templar's castle that was from the 15th century. The Templar Knights used to protect pilgrims on the Camino many, many centuries ago. We all became our inner five year old prince and princesses at the sight of a castle. 

Not only was the castle gorgeous but we got to climb up to the top and see that amazing view of the city (Ponferrada).

The inside of the castle has been turned into a museum displaying old Templar artifacts such as clothing, letters, and paintings. There was also lots of old maps (some didn't even have North America and Australia on them because they were older than New World exploration) and had a Picasso rough draft of Guernica (Anne would like a special shoutout for helping to spell Guernica so gracias Anne). We all LOVED the castle!