The Choir

Hello from Holy Toledo!

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January 26th 2008
I tried to write this yesterday, but Houston had a problem, so here we go... We arrived in Toledo three days ago, and we just got back to Madrid. A quick lunch of fried anchovies and ham on baguette and we´re off to a contemporary art museum. But back to beautiful Toledo... We arrived around 10 am, and the hillside olive groves were still clinging to the morning fog. Exiting the Moorish inspire ... 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