The Final Countdown...Toledo, Spain

I went to Toledo last weekend with my study abroad program. It was a short trip just for the day. In the morning it was absolutely miserable because it was raining and I wore this boots that were torn just under the toe (on both feet) so my socks were soaked the whole time. First we rode up to the top of a hill in our bus and saw a high view of Toledo and then drove to our spot where we got out to start our walking tour. The first place we went was a shoe store to see if I could get some cheap shoes without a hole in them. I didn't really want to buy a pair of shoes for 1 I didn't want to spend any money and 2 I didn't want to have something else added to my luggage for the way home so I just decided to suffer with wet socks the whole time.

We went to the Cathedral of Toledo first. I mean it was pretty and all but I feel like a Cathedral is a Cathedral. They all have some amazing art, sculpture work, they are ginormous yada yada yada. After the Cathedral, we walked around some more and the second stop was....you'll never guess.....another church! HA! This one actually was different it was called San Juan de los Reyes. One thing that was definitely different was above the entrance way there was a skeleton laying down as if he were modeling and there was some writing under it I guess to signify "short life." I don't know it was weird but the rest was pretty cool. It was kind of outside and inside at the same time. There were hallways that were outside and then the church part had a ceiling and everything. It was pretty cool because you could see the "Moorish" influence on the architecture and what not.

After that church we walked only about 2 blocks to where we were to have lunch. It was pretty good food, for my first dish I had this soup like dish, made with chopped up vegetables cooked really well so they were soft and it was almost like a tomato sauce and then a fried egg on top. Second dish was some kind of fish with an asparagus sauce and boiled potatoes. After lunch we have an hour and half of "free time" although all the stores are closed during that time and it was pretty cold out. So, me and Giselle just sat at a little cafe and I had a cup of coffee to warm me and and pass the time.
Over all, Toledo was really pretty just not really worth more than a day. There was nothing, that we saw,  to do other than go to churches of course. Paris should be A LOT better! Stay tuned :)