Mosaic describing Don Quixote's love for Dulcinea of El Toboso

Travels in Spain before Covid: Toledo Day 3

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October 28th 2020
TOLEDO, 10/22/19 After our last amazing breakfast in Madrid we were on the bus by 8:30am and headed to the city of Toledo in Castilla-La Mancha, an hour south of Madrid, passing large old homes and almond and olive groves. As we approached the first vista of Toledo, our bus had to jockey into position among the numerous other tourist buses so we might get out and get our first glimpse of ... read more

Europe » Spain » Castile-La Mancha » Toledo

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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