Blogs from Toledo, Castile-La Mancha, Spain, Europe - page 6

Monday 15th November to Sunday 21st November 2010 Monday 15th November 2010 Toledo. Gaye went shopping at big shopping centre outside of Toledo. Tom went for a bike ride – about 18kms in 1.5 hours – some hills in Toledo and photo stops. We met up at Toledo old town for lunch. Found a winter coat at long last – then did tour of Cathedral – like the Tardus in Dr. Who – did not look that big on the outside, but the inside was marvelous (it’s in the Toledo book we purchased). Too much walking for one day – caught a taxi back to campsite. Tuesday 16th November 2010 Did a tour of The Alcarzar and it’s Museum. The Alcarzar was the Royal Palace. It was destroyed and rebuilt. It now houses the Army Museum. ... read more

(We are home now but this didn't stay posted for some reason so I am re-posting it, just to have it there.) This is our third night in Hontanar and we did not make it back into Toledo. We may take the train there from Madrid for a day. We decided to just enjoy the area around here. We have taken amazing drives on mountain roads and have enjoyed being the only ones out there. When we saw something we wanted a photo of, I just stopped the car in the middle of the road and we got out and took the photo and no other cars would come by. We did a little bit of hiking but nothing like we did in the Alpujarras. We are both noticing that our clothes are tighter - the ... read more

Toledo is one of those towns you picture in your head when you think of Spain. Unfortunately I and only one day and night to experience what this town had to offer. It is a short hour and half bus ride from Madrid, but the difference between the two is huge. The view from outside of town is stunning. It makes you feel as if you have gone back in time and are seeing the city as it was centuries ago. Although the view is nice, the best part of Toledo is down in its cramped streets. Take away some night lamps and electricity cables and you can film a movie of the Spanish Inquisition. Cobble stone roads lead through streets lined with different assortments of flowers, and stores selling all sorts of memorabilia crowd every ... read more

Started travel on Sat May 29 with a several hour delay because inbound plane had been hit by lightning. Funny how your attitude is different when you're headed off on vacation....we enjoyed passing the time with our traveling companions Lynn and Mike. This will be our second trip to Spain with them; doing research for Lynn's next book. (By the way, if you haven't picked up her "The Creation of Eve" at the bookstore...you should!) Pretty uneventful eight hours in the air, going east is always tough. Leave in the evening, fly all night, get there in the morning and try to put in a full day. Picked up the VW Touran and then off to Toledo. Drive seemed a little longer than what I mapped out. Never revisited the map of Madrid, but think we ... read more

The first stop on our two week exploration of southern Spain.... read more