Hotel El Rastro Avila

... nervous getting on the train, as the main attraction in the city, according to the guidebook, was a "really big wall".

Upon arriving in the city, my first impression was...as one uncle would say...that it was rather "quaint". After being in Madrid, where people go flying past you with a coffee in one hand and their cell phone in the other...it was odd being in a town where the streets seemed almost deserted. They were so empty, in fact, that at one ...

... ugly and 18 euro. I decided to just deal since I had on a long sleeve shirt, jeans, and a pashmina. Luckily I had brought my umbrella! We then met at the gates to the city. The city walls are the most well preserved walls of any European city. They are really neat. We then walked to the Cathedral dedicated to San Salvador. Building began in 1091 and was the first gothic temple in Spain. The cathedral is very close to the ...

... shape of a grill and is absolutely gorgeous inside, but sadly I could not take many pictures because it was prohibited (though I did sneak in two or three). I had lunch with Adam, Marni, and Alex Hoffman at a nice cafe before getting back on the bus for the second half of the visit. We visited the Valle de los Caidos (Valley of the Fallen), commissioned by Franco in 1940 to commemorate those lost in the Spanish ...

After our outrageous adventure in Santarem we were on the home stretch of our Pilgrimage. We were heading to Avila the home and birth place of the first female doctor of the church St. Theresa, and John of the Cross. We stayed and prayed in the church dedicated to her and walked around the town, it was a quick visit, and then we were off to Zaragoza.

... but the toll to use the road was €7.50! anyway we got to Avila and it is an amazing town with probably the best city walls in Europe they are hundreds of years old (started in the 11th century) and are still in immaculate condition. We went into the cathedral which was beautiful and also walked along the top of the walls. The walls just keep on going and going and going.

... comprei um potinho com umas bem escurtas e amargas (conta total 2,4€), muito boas. O outro lugar q também "está muy bien" é o mercado árabe, onde comi um doce de pistache (realmente o problema ñ sao os doces árabes e sim os q tem no brasil pra comer...), só ñ comi mais pq era 1€ cada... Mas enfim, ñ vou voltar pra residencia e jantar lá vou comer por aqui mesmo q parece mais interessante.

... s, q tem uam foto de um dos claustros aí) foi onde surgiu a Santa Inquisiçao... :S O primeiro inquisidor da Igreja Católica, Torquemada, tá enterrado lá. E a praça de Santa Teresa (q tem foto dela com o edifício de Rafael Moneo alguns post atrás) era onde ele queimava ou enforcava os infiéis (os judeus).

... of the city is renaissance in nature. Picture king arthur and the knights of the round table. Castles, swords, drawbridges, motes, armor. The hub of spain for many years before war broke out, the romans took it over, and jews were excavated to other parts of europe. Walking the streets of Toledo today is an interesting experience. Because of how ancient the city is, it has been rebuilt on top of itself, leaving layers of ...

... a temple or other holy place. Kinda cool. We went to another small church nowhere special where we climbed up this tiny tiny staircase to the belltower. That doesn't sound bad, but add LOTS LOTS LOTS of bird poo (the staircase and belltower hadn't been cleaned in 2 years), tiny stairs, no air, and yeah. It was pretty gross getting up to the top because of all the guano and dust from the guano but the view was amazing, so it was worth it. We kept touring around the city and after ...

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