Blogs from Toledo, Castile-La Mancha, Spain, Europe - page 15

Prisel konecne patek, posledni den skoly a zacali jsme resit co s vikendem, skolni trip do Segoville nevysel, protoze se neprihlasilo dost lidi, takze jsem si rek, ze by to chtelo pujcit auto a vyrazit nekam na vlastni pest. Vyhralo to Toledo, kam primej spoj autobusem neni, s panem v autopujcovne jsme se pomerne dobre domluvili - spanelsko/anglicky, byl celej vdecnej a dekoval, ze jsme na nej mluvili spanelsky. Nase parta sestavala ze me, spolubydliciho Kima a 3 holandanek ze tridy, ktery ucast asi ve 2 v noci odrekly a potom v 9 rano zase znova prislibily, takze to byl chaos jak se patri. Vymotat se z mesta byl malinko problem, protoze vsechny cesty vedou kolem do kola a ne rovne a navic na smerovky v Salamance nejak moc netrpej, zrejme kazdej vi kam ma jet. ... read more

So after a month of living in Toledo, I'm feeling more settled and things are more familiar. Here are just some of the useful things I have learnt. *Spain can be cold!!! Don’t let the propaganda fool you! Although there is always sunshine...it is literally freezing here in the morning and at night. *Despite this cold. Very few rented flats will have central heating. And quilts are a novelty. *There is a supermarket in the Casco (or the closest thing we have to one) and its next door to the Teatro de Rojas. *The Teatro de Rojas frequently hosts a Cine club. At the moment they are running a weekly rotation of films celebrating Comedy and Drama from around the world. And it’s reasonable too, only €3. *If you go into any Caja Castilla La Mancha ... read more

Saturday Sept. 1st We woke up somewhat early in order to get on our buses to head into town for an official Toledo tour. We met our tour guide and headed up at least 6 escalators where there was another pretty good view over part of the city. We started walking through some little streets that you see in these first few pictures, and stopped at a small Jewish neighborhood. There wasn’t much different about the area other than the little placard saying it was a “Barrio de la Juderia”. Wish I had more to say about it, but once again the tour was in Spanish and my ability to comprehend it all is under construction. I really enjoyed walking around the town just seeing how things are different there and taking a few pictures. We ... read more

For anyone about to embark upon the exhausting task of starting a job in a foreign country, I give this advice. For God´s sake make sure that you are moved and settled into a suitable, secure, and comfortable accommodation before you begin your employment. No shit Sherlock I hear you cry. Well you´d think wouldn´t you?! If asked, I would consider myself on the sensible side of young adults. My parents put a good (if a bit day dreamy) head on my shoulders. And yet I was under the enormous illusion that it would be possible to arrive in Toledo on the Friday, and get settled into a flat before the Monday morning when I was to begin work. What’s more embarrassing on my part is that I thought I could do all this in Spain, ... read more

Today we went to Toledo, only a little ways from Madrid. For breakfast we went to Museo del Jamon, which I had seen on the discovery channel. We were all still hungry from the small tapas dinner last night, and all we had for breakfast was one piece of toast and cafe con leche. Toledo was completely different from what I expected. It was a city as an island with a river going all the way around it. It was beautiful, and it's rich history only added on. We first went to a sword making company and I bought a necklace pendant which was handmade and had gold etchings in it. The swords were also incredible to see. It was a Saturday though so the sword maker was not there. Oh well. Then we walked ... read more