The view of Toledo from our hostel

La Casa de MARZIPAN!

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April 4th 2006
Okay I´m the biggest dork, I get so excited about all the different foods over here in our travels...and let me tell you we have come across a GEM in Toledo...MARZIPAN...its a pastry made out of none other than one of my FAVORITE FOODS in the world...ALMONDS!!! Yeah these Spanish people are GENUISES...almonds, honey and sugar packed into this heavenly doughy concoction, its great and its everywh ... read more

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Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in ... ... read more