For this week’s post I thought I’d share our day in Toledo with you. We took a day trip from Madrid on a Friday when we were in Spain last month. We got to the train station early enough to get something to eat before we headed off to Toledo about 9:30 a.m. It’s a … More Toledo, España – una ciudad maravillosa
I mentioned last week that I just returned from Spain. It was a packed two week adventure full of art, culture, interesting people and fabulous food. I’m going to be sharing stories and photos from the trip and I thought I’d start with La Judería in Toledo. I thought Easter weekend was an appropriate time … More La Judería, the Jewish quarter, of Toledo España
Hello out there!! I just got home from Spain and have so many tales to tell! After I decompress and sort it all out I’ll share them with you. I hope you’ll come along for the ride but in the meantime I thought I would share a brief snapshot of a few of our adventures. … More Just got home from Spain!!
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Thursday, July 4: The next place I go on my walking tour is the Alcázar of Toledo, a stone fortification that sits at the highest part of Toledo. Alcázar of Toledo In the third century, it was used as a Roman palace. Abd ar-Rahman III built…
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Hola! It’s official: I love Spain. The food, the culture, the people, it’s all fantastic! Unlike Paris, where I felt out-of-place and intrusive, here in Madrid I feel like a welcomed guest. You smile at people, and they smile back! Madrid is lively and sometimes chaotic, so a few…
This post has been rolling around in my head for a while and I guess it’s finally time to write it out. What was “supposed” to be a magical day on our trip to Spain in May 2010, turned into the worst day of that trip unfortunately. It was my 50th birthday and the reason … More the worst day of the trip – Toledo, May 2010
While in Madrid last year, we took a very short trip to Toledo just to buy a sword. This was my second trip to Toledo with my husband. Our first was the previous year for my 50th birthday and that trip was not the best. This one made up for it in so many ways. … More City on the hill – Toledo, España
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