Today we took a bus to Toledo, Spain. Toledo used to be the capital of Spain. The city was built on a hill and surrounded by brick walls and a body of water. The town literally looks like a giant castle that came out of a fairy tale. It is absolutely beautiful!!! We had a tour guide who explained the history and some of the buildings in Toledo. There are 82 churches and 19 monasteries. There used to be 52 monasteries. The town is very rich in history, but we learned so much in a short time that I can't remember everything. We walked through the city a little bit and then toured the Catedral Primada Santa Maria de Toledo. The cathedral is huge and beautiful, and the architecture is extremely detailed. Several holy and royal people are buried in the church. After we visited the church, we went for lunch at a little restaurant. We were served vegetarian lasagna, pork with mole sauce (we think??), potatoes, and cheese cake! Then we took the bus back to Madrid to enjoy some free time. I took the metro with some friends to el Estadio del Mejor Club del Siglo XX which is the Madrid soccer stadium. We toured the stadium and saw the arena, locker rooms, president room, trophies, and bench where the players sit. Although I'm not a big soccer fan, it was pretty cool to see the giant stadium. There are still some flags on the balconies of people's apartments from the game played a couple days ago. Spaniards just loveee soccer!
Beautiful Toledo
Their bench. Looks like a space ship!
The rest of Toledo
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