One of the many, many benefits of living in Madrid: impromptu day-trips to places like Toledo. To give you a little mindless entertainment on this fine Friday, here are a few shots from yesterday’s visit. Have a marvelous weekend!
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January 27th, 2012 at 12:25 pm
Oh, it’s been years since I’ve been to Toledo! I used to go there occasionally when I lived in Madrid, it’s a nice place. Great photos!
January 27th, 2012 at 12:30 pm
It is a really special place. And good thing I can never get sick of it – I have a guest coming in two weeks who just requested last night that we go there – AGAIN!
January 27th, 2012 at 3:17 pm
I was only able to make a day-trip to Toledo during my last visit to Madrid. I can’t wait to go back! At least I caught the highlights: http://goo.gl/G0yMP
January 27th, 2012 at 3:44 pm
I do think a day is all you really need, but it’s a day worth doing many times over ;). Thanks for sharing your post!
January 27th, 2012 at 6:45 pm
I studied abroad in Toledo so I love it/miss it! I miss getting lost constantly hahaha!
January 27th, 2012 at 6:59 pm
What an amazing place to study! Did you get to live in the casco antiguo?
January 28th, 2012 at 3:00 am
Sorry for your last comment, not sure how that happened! But I wanted to say gorgeous pictures & I’m sooo jealous that you can take day trips to such special places.
January 28th, 2012 at 5:19 am
I’m hoping to revisit Toledo on my next trip to Spain this summer. Do you know if the Alcazar is open now? The last time I was there it was closed for a time. I’m doing some research into my husband’s family history and it requires a trip inside.
January 28th, 2012 at 11:35 am
@Andi – thanks! I’m kinda, sorta, pretty jealous of your trips too!!
@Heather – yes – it’s finally open! It was closed for years, but has been open the last two times I’ve gone (and yet, I still haven’t checked it out!).
February 10th, 2012 at 8:30 am
Lovely in every sense of the word. Just like it’s author!
Actually featured it in my “best of Spanish travel blogs in January” here: http://myspanishadventure.com/2012/best-of-the-spanish-travel-blogs-january/
Congrats!
February 23rd, 2012 at 2:52 am
ah…todavia me encanta Toledo….great pics!!
February 26th, 2012 at 7:27 pm
A couple of years ago,I actually got lost in Toledo! I have absolutely no idea where I went but the streets/alleys were super narrow and deserted. I really began to panic until a man happened to come out and guided me out to a street close to the house of El Greco!
February 26th, 2012 at 7:45 pm
Oh no!!! I think getting lost in Toledo has the potential to be enjoyable – but definitely NOT if you actually can’t find your way out! The first time I went there was during my first visit to Spain – I went by myself and hardly knew any Spanish. I remember purposely avoiding heading down too many alleys for fear that I wouldn’t really find my way out (or I’d get robbed or something). I can imagine panic would have for sure set in for me too if that had happened to me on that first trip!