Toledo is a beautiful city. The narrow, cobblestone streets and small-town atmosphere were a nice change from the city life in Sevilla. I went with my whole group (about 55 people total) from Friday morning until Saturday night. We toured a church, a monastery, and a cathedral, and also had lots of free time to explore the city on our own. One of my favorite things about Toledo was the nun that I met and bought mazapan from. Toledo is famous for its mazapan, so I thought it would be a good thing to get. What better people are there to buy it from than nuns? Right when me and Kayla stepped into the little store outside the convent, the tiny Spanish nun's face broke into a huge smile. (I don't think she gets tons of business in the store...) She was so eager to show us all of the different types of mazapan and cookies that she had, and didn't try to pressure us at all into buying anything.
Mazapan itself was a fun thing to try. There are lots of different kinds, but the main type basically tastes like really sugary, soft sugar cookies. Mmmm.
Mazapan itself was a fun thing to try. There are lots of different kinds, but the main type basically tastes like really sugary, soft sugar cookies. Mmmm. Another one of my favorite things from the trip was simply sitting at the edge of a gorge and looking at the beauty around me. Since there aren't tons of people in Toledo, it was quiet and peaceful.
The windmills in these pictures were on the way to Toledo... I'm not sure of their significance or even their name. All I know is that we had a good time trying to take jumping pictures in front of them. :)
Hey Kristin girl! Thanks for the pictures - they are great!! I'm so glad you are able to see and experience all of this. Thanks for sharing some of it with us!!
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I miss you girl! Im glad you are having fun but can't wait till we can get together for lunch, coffee, shopping, etc etc etc... here in MN that is :) Toledo is pretty cute - your pictures are great by the way - and marzipan (mazapan as you call it) is delicious :) do you remember when I brought some home from Spain? Love you!
ReplyDeleteKristin!! I'm all caught up on your blog now :) It looks like you've been having so much fun!! It's so cool that you've gotten to travel all around Europe!! Q: was Seville the city on the bull fighting poster that we always harshly criticized in Spanish class? If so, I hope your bullfighting campaign is progressing well ;)
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