Domenico Toledo

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... if I see a small shop that sells knives, I asked for an “automatica”. The shop owners all draw back a bit and say “No, no. Police say no.” I bought one here 40 years ago but….things have changed now that Franco’s Fascist government is gone. An automatica is a stiletto: the blade comes forcefully out of the front of the knife when the button on the handle is pushed. I like ...

... was selling tiles and bought some. The lady was being very slow, but I still caught up with the group. At this point I was very happy. We then stopped at the San Juan church or something. There was a wedding going on inside, so we could´not see the inside of that. But we were allowed to take pictures of the pretty courtyard at least. We then walked the rest of the way to the other edge of town. We saw the view of the new part of the city, and went ...

... and I like to have my shower with a bit of force in the water stream. Well, I turned on the shower and got it all nice and perfect, but while I wasn't paying attention, the pressure changed. I heard this weird sound coming from the bathroom only to find that the detachable nozzle had adjusted just so so that the water was pouring over the tub and onto the floor. A nice little flood to start my day. Once I got and dried myself and the bathroom off, I got dressed ...

... ever been to in my entire life. It´s a giant walled city, so well preserved, filled with cobblestoned streets, winding allys, citiadels and monastries. After a few fruitless attempts at finding my way around I ended up chucking the map away and just wandering. Toledo used to be the capital of Spain and was always the religious centre of the country and so the cathedral is beautiful. I spent a while ...

... and crossed the river and went on a short bus ride to see a gorgeous view of the city. The city is protected on every side, except the north side by a river. The north side has a large wall. For dinner, we had a good salad, chicken, and ice cream. On Saturday, we had free time all day, so we did some shopping and also went to Museo de Santa Cruz, which was an art museum. It had a lot of El Greco pieces. I've been trying to go to some places I haven't been ...

... its design and architecture. We stepped out of the train, took our bearings, bought a map and started walking towards the walled city. Optimistically, I had dressed for spring -- sports capris, a long-sleeve sports shirt, running shoes and a thin running wind-breaker. Ha! The wind and temperatures in the low teens were a little more than I'd bargained for, but there was little I could do about it but grin and bear it (my nickname ...

... So das wär's soweit von mir. Ausflüge habe ich bisher noch keine gemacht, da ich die Wochenenden bisher alle verschlafen habe. Letzte Woche wollte ich zwar nach Ciudad Real, doch dann fuhr kein Bus. Dafür war ein Autorennen in Toledo. Es waren gewöhnliche Strassenautos, die zu Rennwagen umgebaut wurden. War noch interessant und super laut. Auf dem Nachhauseweg konnte ich noch einer Filmproduktion beiwohnen. Es handelt sich um einen Film aus der Zeit ...

... in it) and the rest were just pasta and salads..... On a positive side, I could eat lots of veggies and fruits on that night. When I went back to the hotel I decided to go to the internet cafe nearby to ...

Well, I´m here! I would have to say that the 24 hours of travel were pretty stressful! Both of my flights were delayed at least an hour, which led to my baggage not making it to Madrid with me, and me worrying that I wouldn´t have anyone to pick me up at the airport on Saturday. Things have a way of working out though, my ride was waiting for me at the airport and my ...