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21 Aug
August 26th 2011 Sun 21-Aug-2011 Travelling Madrid - Salamanca
Waking up around 7:00 amd with bags out 8:00 and on the bus at 8:30 for a busy day travelling south west to Toledo and then north to Salamanca
Walking through Toledo's maze of cobbled streets we see the Cathedral and view El Greco's masterpiece in the chapel of Santo Tomé. Again the knowledge of the guide brought out the detail of th
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