Holy Toledo!!!

Last week was rough: a two day work week.  We only had school Monday and Wednesday.  Tuesday was Día de la Constitución, so myself, Lauren, Lauren's friend Rachel who is visiting from the states and Lindsay and I all went to Toledo for the day.  Toledo is about a 30 minute train ride from Madrid.  It is a UNESCO world heritage site and well known today for being a town of religious coexistence between Christianity, Judaism and Islam.  

The four of us wandered around the town taking in the sites and the change in ambiance from city life.  We picnicked in a park, walked through the streets, a synagogue (we always go into cathedrals) and museums. 

Beautiful Toledo

Toledo used to be a huge manufacturer of swords and daggers

Tommy, eres tu??

El Greco Museum (El Greco was a famous artist during the Spanish Renissance)

At the end of the day, we enjoyed a piece of chocolate and marzipan cake... marzipan is one of Toledo's most prized food products