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Spectacles

[ Mar.2014 ] There is a room called Chapter Chamber at the end of the cathedral of Toledo, Spain. Here there were a row of the portraits of successive archbishops. Of course the earliest ones…

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Gorgeous cathedral

[ Mar. 2014 ] I have visited many churches in various places, but this cathedral in Toledo in Spain was the most gorgeous one so far. The guidebook I bought …

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View from Alcazar

[ Mar.2014 ] The highest point in Toledo, Spain is Alcazar (palace). Originally it was built as a Roman palace in the 3rd century and in the 10th century it was rebuilt as a fortress…

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Museum which we could not enter

[ Mar.2014 ] On the second day of our stay in Toledo in Spain, we started walking along the walking course in my guide book. We went through Arch of Blood from Zocodover square to…

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Square

[ Mar.2014 ] Our hotel in Toledo, Spain was facing Plaza Zocodover. This square seemed an important place in Toledo because my guide book introduces it first thing as Toledo sights. I thought the name…

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Restaurant which used to be a palace

[ Mar.2014 ] For the first dinner in Toledo, Spain, we went to a restaurant called La Abadia, which was recommended by the person in our hotel. We arrived there at around 7:45 pm. The…

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Hotel in Toledo

[ Mar.2014 ] We stayed in a three star hotel called Hotel Domus Plaza Zocodover in Toledo, Spain.As the name suggests, it is located in a corner of Plaza Zocodover, which is the centre of…

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Toledo station was very nice.

[ Mar.2014 ] When we arrived at Toledo from Madrid by train, I was surprised to see the very nice staion. It looked like a building of Morocco or somewhere. The station is in the…

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Station where tortoises live

[ Mar.2014 ] We went to Atocha station from Madrid airport by taxi. It cost 30 euros and I wonder if we were cheated. The driver said “the fare from the airport to the city…