We bought some pastries at <what was the name of the place> and an orange drink called Bio Trina for breakfast on the bus and by 10:30 we were on our way to Toledo, listening to loud conversions in Spanish about weddings and milk (that's about all Michael could translate with his pre-born baby level Spanish).
Other than the cathedral, we didn't have any specific destination in mind so we started wandering the streets and poking our heads into various shops. We bought a few souvenirs for people and this is also where the idea of buying a sword lodged itself in Michael's head and didn't let go until our last night in Spain.
Before we'd reached the main part of town we came across an un-named park that had a pretty rose garden.
Entering the city proper we found a maze of streets, some with banners hanging overhead and temporary decorations of flowers and shields on buildings' walls.
A little after Noon we stopped for some cafe con leche in the main square (and briefly accosted by someone looking for a handout) and them proceeded to continue shopping.
By about 2pm we'd made it to the cathedral.
It's an amazing place, full of paintings and carvings. I wasn't supposed to take photos but took a couple without the flash.
Unfortunately we didn't make note of the building nearby. It may have been part of the cathedral and had murals on the walls that would fit. Michael stopped and took a picture of a pretty girl as well as one of the murals.
By 3:30 we were starving and stopped in El Cafe de las Monjas for a couple of sandwiches (very dry) and cafe con leche for Susan and a hot chocolate for Michael. What Michael didn't know is that the hot chocolate isn't much more than melted chocolate and it was so thick that the spoon easily floated on top. In the window of the cafe was a diorama of nuns cooking.
Afterwards it was back to wandering through Toledo.
And standing in chilly doorways. ;-)
At one point we ran across a human
statue (we were to run across a lot more once we'd made it to Barcelona) and
Susan gave the statue some money to entice her into action. Not much
action but she did come alive.
We later ran across a small Mezquita (add info from the guide book)*****
Look! It's a little door in the big door.
We saw this train several times while we were in Toledo and finally had a chance to get a picture. We didn't feel a need for a train tour of the city but it was cute.
