Manny's cousin and his wife took us for a day trip to Toledo. I knew I'd heard of Toledo but not really why, other than it that isn't the one made famous by Klinger in MASH. A quick read of Wikipedia gave me a potted history but didn't prepare me for the beauty of the city. Spain is famous for being hot & dry and there has been little rain this summer. The drive from Madrid passing over yellowed plains and flats with little vegetation. Then up from the horizon rose Toledo perched high above the plains. The history of Toledo is fascinating and you need more than a day to see all the museums and wander through the narrow streets and have a mooch in the shops. We visited El Greco's house, the Jewish Museum and took the tourist train. The train took us outside the walls and circumnavigated the city with a stop that gave us a magnificent view of the old city and a really vivid idea of its military defences. Apart from the history I loved the colours of Toledo.
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