This weekend was my first weekend adventure! A group of us went to Toledo, Spain Friday and Saturday. Toledo is a historic city that is just south of Madrid and is known for its combination of three cultures, marzipan, and making the weapons in the Hobbit movies. To get there we started off leaving the bus station from Segovia to Madrid and progressed to the metro in Madrid, finally taking another bus to Toledo. Once we got to Toledo, we realized that the entire city is basically on one giant hill. To find our hostel and the main area of the city, we had to go up that hill. It was definitely the workout to get there, but it was worth the climb.
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| Made it to the top! |
We found our hostel and spent the rest of the day wandering around the city. It was fun just poking through the shops and seeing all the swords and nick-knack things that they had. Toledo is bigger than Segovia, so it was fun to explore the sites and views. We even found a McDonald's for dinner! It was nice to actually have American food again, but we felt bad about not enjoying the culture so we went to a marzipan shop and split marzipan. Marzipan is made with almond paste and honey or sugar. It was so good, but very expensive and we only got a little each.
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| Marzipan! |
The next day was also a fun adventure. We took a train tour of the city in the morning to learn a little more about the city's history and culture. It was a headphone guided tour, so it was funny to listen to the British guide talk for 45 minutes since they don't really use American English here much. Toledo is famous for having a combination of Muslim, Jewish, and Christian cultures. The tour took us to the highest viewpoint of the city too, which would have been a long walk on our own.
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| The View of the City |
We also spent a lot of time walking around exploring the different parks of the city. We ended up finding a rugby game in one of the parks, so we sat in the wonderful 60 degree weather in the sun to watch the game before heading back to Segovia. Even though it was a relatively short trip, it was worth it and I'm excited for all the other places I will be heading soon!
