Toledo, Spain: Part Two - The City

So for the second post, the pictures of the city. Felipe and I took the high speed train from the Madrid Atocha train station and it took only about 25 minutes to get to the train station in Toledo. From there we got a bus to take us up into the walled part of the city (although this is walkable - it's at a bit of an incline). There is a lot to do and see in the city and we highly recommend having some sort of city guide, and most certainly a map...we did not (as this trip was planned very shortly before we left for Europe). We stopped in the city tourism office to get a map and then spent the majority of the day wandering the medieval streets...which worked well for us.

Below are a few of the photos that I took around the city (the first photo was taken by Felipe):




At the Puerta del Sol.




The Alcázar, a stone fortification and Roman palace in the 3rd century. It was closed, so we were not able to go in and see the museum they keep there.

Toledo, Spain: Part One - The Train Station

Here are a few shots of the BEAUTIFUL train station in Toledo, Spain. Felipe I an took a day trip there from Madrid today. The train station was built in 1919...and utilizes what is called the Mudéjar Architecture. Below are some photos of the details in the station...it was just wonderful.




An old ticket window.


And the tile mosaics on the walls: