Toledo I

Ahh.. Toledo! After a month of grey skies, wind, and cool temperatures in Normandy, we were happy to step off the airplane in Spain to sunshine and warmth! We took a taxi southwest of Madrid to the beautiful medieval walled city of Toledo, another UNESCO World Heritage site. The entire place is one big historical monument.

As soon as we got to our hotel, we changed into summer clothes and went to the roof to enjoy a view of the mountaintop city. No wind!!








Because Christians, Arabs and Jews lived together here for centuries, Toledo is also known as the "city of the three cultures." Everywhere, we saw churches, palaces, fortresses, mosques and synagogues.

The streets are very narrow and the old buildings tall--it was neat to see the city at different times of the day as the sunlight hit the streets at different angles and bathed the stucco walls and tiled roofs in warm light.