Toledo – 6/13/14

We were exhausted after spending the day walking around Segovia, but headed out for another day trip the next day. Toledo is believed to be populated since the Bronze Age, was an important Roman colony, and was the capital of Spain in the 16th century, so it has a lot of interesting history. Two things it is well-known for are: 1) a history of co-existence between the Christian, Muslim, and Jewish faiths and 2) its production of swords and weapons. As a result, there were many churches and mosques in town and you were hard-pressed to visit a shop that didn’t have swords and oner blades. Griffin and Curt were in heaven! Toledo was a pleasure to visit and we were disappointed to find that we didn’t get a chance to see everything that we wanted. Its fortified walls, winding streets, and medieval buildings reminded us of Siena, Italy. The students also came to Toledo on the same train, so we ran into some of them a few times during the day. Unfortunately, when we ran into one group it was too late to get in on the Fish Therapy experience. Fish Therapy sounds interesting, exciting, and weird at the same time – tiny fish exfoliate your feet by nibbling at the dead skin! 

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