We took a short pit-stop to see the windmills of Don Quijote. Don Quijote is a famous fictional character who was known for his unique imagination. In the book, Don Quijote thought the windmills were giants that he tried to slay with his wooden sword on his noble stead, a donkey.
Toledo is known for a variety of things: it was once the capital of Spain and a very important political power in Southern Europe, the cathedral, it's art history, and what all of you are actually interested in... Toledo has made almost all of the swords, guns, rings, and daggers throughout Hollywood's movies. Some of these include, the Lord of the Rings Trilogy, the Pirates of the Caribbean, Alexander the Great, and the Samuri.
Since Toledo is 6 hours away from Sevilla via bus, our program had reserved hotel rooms for us. I don't know about you all, but Kerianne and I absolutely love school road trips and activities! It was so much fun to hang out and get to know different people from the program a little bit better. Here, I would also like to give a huge shout-out to my sister Tayler who made it to the state championship game for basketball while I was in Toledo. I listened to it at 2:00 a.m. in my hotel room, I am so proud. :)
The hotel offered a free continental breakfast that Kerianne and I took full advantage of before we started our day. We toured the cathedral and then had free time to roam and explore the city.
A cool statue :)
The Cathedral
A monastery that we toured
Las Puertas, be looking for our third album coming out in Ronda.
The tower of the Cathedral
The view of Toledo from a neighboring hillside
Toledo was a very fun weekend trip with our classmates, exploring even more history of God's world.
Hello Emily Hope you and your folks are having a great time. Grandpa and I are doing okay and hope you are also. Grandma Viva will be 95 on the 21st and we are going down and eat lunch. we think about you all the time and hope you are learning lots. Love you Grandma Rose
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