A few weekends ago I took a day trip to Toledo. It was fun to go there and see what I remembered and what was different from when I studied abroad there.
Toledo is a marvelous old walled in city. Very different than Madrid.
Gorgeous.
I love the tiny, winding roads. Cars can't fit down most of them and some are barely big enough for a car. A few times I had to stand in a doorway as a car drove by.
The cathedral in Toledo.
History lesson. Toledo of the past was home to three religions - Muslim, Jewish and Christian. Of course like times of the past they lived in separate areas of the city.
Here is a map showing the Jewish neighborhood.
These areas weren't just areas where specific religions tended to live. They were actually separated - with doors such as this.
Change of subject.
Marzipan. Mmm.
Toledo has a well known seller of marzipan. Santo Tome. The first thing I did when I got to Toledo was to buy some marzipan. Amazing. This pieces has pine nuts on it. Pine nuts and marzipan? Yes please.
I also would not say no to eating an entire castle of marzipan...
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