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Exploring Toledo

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as I mentioned in the previous post on Toledo it is definitely one of the “must see“ cities in Spain. It’s a very short train ride from Madrid which is more expensive so you may want to stay here in a very beautiful old town atmosphere and take a day trips into Madrid. I stayed in Grecco which is right above the gelato shop so on your way back to the very comfortable room you can stop in front and have a delicious gelato.

Actually this is Segovia. Once you get off the bus from the station you will have the aqueduct right in front of you for a great photo
the beautiful old buildings are everywhere
There are a lot of little towers all over the city
Local sausage cooked well
This is a really good deal for a meal which you can have at the university cafeteria
The Moorish architecture is everywhere
My favorite coffee shop for breakfast had an addition of a tostada which was a potato baked like a bread, very filling
Local designs which you can find in many many shops in the area
Fixing up one of the cathedrals
The sign outside the university
On top of the university entrance there is this beautiful crest with angels
Old storefronts
Swords and knives make very popular shops in this town. You will find them everywhere. I guess this guy will make one to your specification
Many of the streets are very narrow
I was staying in the Jewish quarter so you can enjoy visiting the synagogues which had been converted twice, once to Islam and once to Christianity
One of the entrances to the town
One of the gates. It’s important to note that Toledo is on a hill and so there is very little flat ground. You are either walking up or you are walking down
Camelot lost its “C”
I snuck a view into someone’s front garden
One of the beautiful church spires
Coffee with mint chocolate
The narrow ancient roads
One day I sat in the Park area, smoked a cigar and drank wine out of my flask
A tasty vegetable salad with a vegan sausage
A small local church built on an ancient foundation
And with a small pipe organ
Layers in the old foundation
Remnants of the ancient church
Another larger church
A Greco painting in the church
The main church courtyard
The comment for this was a monkey sitting on a toilet complaining. Evidently the architect had some sense of humor
This is a very weird animal
A human lodged headfirst in the stone
Beautiful entranceway decoration
The courtyard with a different effigies
Is this something they should have in a church? Maybe so since it revolves around a death
Monasterio de San Juan de los Reyes
Several Greco artworks here
A beautiful view from the tower
Mangoon top of strawberry
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