Blogs from Castile-La Mancha, Spain, Europe - page 5

Toledo was amazing...it's history and beauty captures you. Toledo was the main capital of Spain before they decided to move it to Madrid. Many religions and languages lived side by side, especially the Christians, Jews and Muslims, until someone decided to make it one language and one religion.... MadridCarmen's observations - lots of Peruvians- cops are much hotter in Madrid- cops are more friendly - they protest about everything in Madrid- when you hear and see lots of fire engines and police outside your building then there's probably a fire near by and you should pay attention rather than run for the camera to take pictures- everything is close by in Madrid and you don't really need to use the metro- if you go to a bullfight, the bull ends up dead most of the time- ... read more

Toledo is one of the most beautiful cities in my country. The old quarter of the capital of Castilla La Mancha is a real open air museum which has been declared a World Heritage Site.... read more

If there was any doubt that this was indeed Quixote country, then the references to Cervantes and his crazy knight are everywhere in Ruidera. For example, "Restaurante Quijote" "Bar Sancho Panza" and we had a beer and a tapa today in the "Plaza Cervantes"! The day started well. Mutley didn´t try any Colditz-style escapes from the awning in the night, thanks to pegging in more tent pegs (which we should have done initially). We drove up to Ossa de Montiel along the "Ruta de Quixote" past many places mentioned in the story and then back around to Ruidera for a walk along the river and a chance to explore this picturesque litlle town. This is a great place for free tapas. So far, every time we have ordered a few beers in a bar we have ... read more

With another day trip from Madrid, it seems like we prefer the little cosy towns out of the bustling city! My fondest memories of Toledo has got to be the towering Cathedral in the middle of the town centre and the ancient roman bridge. The structures were majestic and has got the uncanny similarity to those in Segovia, though uniquely different. Especially love the shot of the bridge busking in the rising sun. The morning shots were kind of dull due to the weather but when the clouds clear and the sun shone, man, the view of the town was breathtaking in its own rights. A combination of castle buildings and frontiers, old cathedrals and bridges, with more modern day transportation like the tram running within the town area, Toledo is a mix of traditional structures ... read more

To still linger on in Toledo is easy. We were absolutely stoked with this beautiful medieval walled city. Every corner is worth a picture. We had a couple of incidents there. All Ladies and we say again all Ladies wave their fans to get a bit of coolness. It is real Spanish, so we thought we buy a couple. Not that expensive, two Euro each. We payed the man four Euros. He wrapped them while we looked through his shop. Back at the Hotel we unwrapped them and found only one. We thought if he is so short of money we gladly donated two Euros. Next day by chance we passed the shop, the man in question was not there. Telling the man that was there what happened. We even recognised the wrapping paper. The man ... read more