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!!
We are planning to take a two week trip to Spain during spring break next year. EEK! It’s NEXT year already!! Wow, how the time it does fly. And I thought I’d create a blog post just for it. It’s good to have a rough agenda of at least where you’ll be and to have … More so…….I’m going back to 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
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