Monday, January 31, 2011

Toledo

Hola!  We took another trip with the students and others a couple weekends ago, this time to Toledo.  This very pretty town has an interesting blend of Arab, Jewish and Christian cultures.  Toledo sits on a hill and is surrounded on three sides by a bend in the Tagus River.



Many of the streets are narrow.  It's very easy to get lost!


Here's Sam telling me a joke.



Work began on this cathedral in 1226 and spanned three centuries:






Owen was much more interested in this green truck parked beside the cathedral:



Toledo is known for marzipan.  There are beautiful window displays all over town.  We had some and it was pretty good.




Here are more pictures around town:









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4 comments:

  1. luFebruary 1, 2011 at 3:22 AM

    Once again great pictures! The cathedral is amazing. Love the picture of funny man Sam! Thanks for sharing Kate.

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  2. UnknownFebruary 2, 2011 at 7:04 PM

    Beautiful pictures! I like the one that captured Owen's profile. The marzipan picture looks very yummy. I thought that was Japanese sweets.

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  3. Kate BrandesFebruary 3, 2011 at 12:33 AM

    Thanks Lu and Naoko!

    The marzipan was good. And I didn't know that it was a Japanese sweet as well.

    Hope you are both finding a way to stay warm.

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  4. UnknownFebruary 3, 2011 at 5:45 PM

    Hi Kate,

    I meant the Marzipan looked like Japanese sweets because they are small and very delicate looking.

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