Monday, January 24, 2011

Pictures Part 3: Toledo

Pictures Part 3: Toledo
My first weekend excursion!
Where Toledo is in Spain
What the city looks like

Power lines...for Dad

and again

and again...



Bridge into Toledo

Gas prices in Toledo

Cool treehouse in a park

and again...

Puerta del Sol

and again...

Mezquita de Cristo de la Luz

and again...

View of Toledo

and again...

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Me with Toledo

anda again...

The River Tagus

The Cathedral

again...

Door of the Clock to the Cathedral

Tower of the Cathedral

Beautiful arch to the plaza

beautiful building


Cathedral

Cathedral

Amazing Cathedral...the most beautiful in Spain

Cathedral...pretty sure that these are Jesus and his disciples at the last supper


Tower of the Cathedral

Palace of Justice

Another door of the Cathedral

and again...

gorgeous detail!

Jesus and his disciples again I think

incredible detail!

El Expolio: My favorite painting by El Greco
( I wasn't supposed to take this, but I wanted it really bad and got scolded for taking it :-))

The River again...

Beautiful scenery at the edge of Toledo


Me and the River

and again...

Monastery: on the wall are the handcuffs of the Christian prisoners that were taken captive by the Muslims during
their invasion and that were bough back by the Christians after the Reconquest and set free

Monastery

and again...

Crests and Saints in the Monastery

Monastery ceiling 

Monastery Chapel again

again...

Fresh flowers for a wedding in the Monastery Chapel

Monastery ceiling again...

My favorite Spanish fruit in the plaza of the Monestary

and again...

and again...

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Cherub in the Monestary


Monastery Plaza again...

Crest in Monastery

Monastery ceiling

Sign for the entrance to the Monastery

Toledo in the evening

beautiful sunset in Toledo

Bridge in Toledo

River Tagus


Road sign for Dad

Toledo from the distance

Road sign for Dad

Road sign and construction for Dad

Road sign for Dad

Power lines for Dad

and again...

More power lines and countryside

Road sign for Dad

Gas station for Dad

Road sign for Dad

Mountains on the way back to Salamanca



Mountains again...BEAUTIFUL!