Toledo

Thursday, June 14 2012 Hannah McCormack  

Today GCIP took on the city of Toledo.  The group was very forgiving after I slept through my alarm and arrived at the metro thirty minutes late. After a café con leche we hopped on the train.

  We took a train directly into Toledo.  Toledo used to be the capital of Spain until the 1560´s. In Toledo, the Jews Christians and Muslims lived together generally in peace.  Bellow is the Cathedral of Toledo.  This Cathedral is an example of Spain´s Gothic Architecture.  This is one of many famous sites in Toledo.

After visiting the Cathedral we went to the Muesam of the Spanish Army.  At the muesam, we learned even more about Spain´s struggle through out its history.  Numerous battles over religious and cultural conflicts permitted Spain from becoming a unified country for a long time.  Amy espeically enjoyed the baby army uniform and is looking for a similar one for Luca.  

 

Toledo and Madrid are different both architecturally and culturally.  Above you can see the thin side walks which is an example of muslim influence on Toledo.  

After the Muesum we met up with Pete and Luca who had been enjoying yet another café con leche and tostilla. We were a little confused why Luca was wearing a dress...

After meeting up with the rest of the gang we headed over to El Greco.  Greco was a famous painter, sculptor and architect during the Spanish Renaissance.  While his art was not recognized during his lifetime, the great artist earned posthumous fame in the 20th century.

After our visit to El Greco we grabbed lunch near the train.  Yet another authentic spain meal.  Not going to lie I could have gone for some pizza but who doesn´t love baby bird?

After Lunch we enjoyed our last moments in Toledo before taking the train back to Madrid. A very successful day trip.  We accomplished a lot of site seeing.  It was also neat to see the many differences between Madrid and Toledo despite their proximity.

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