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Former Jewish Quater

[ Mar.2014 ] The south west part of Toledo in Spain was former Jewish Quater. In the past, there were 11 synagogues, but now there seemed only two left. We went in one of them…

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Ceramics are nice, too

[ Mar.2014 ] There are a lot of ceramics shops in Toledo in Spain, too. In the shop we just happened to enter, only a young man was there, and he was playing the Spanish…

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To the church to see a painting

[ Mar.2014 ] Toledo in Spain is the place where the Greek painter, El Greco lived and there are a lot of his paintings. In Iglesia de Santo Tome, there is the famous “The Burial…

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Gorgeous pendant

[ Mar.2014 ] On the day we walked along the walking course in Toledo in my guide book, we went to Taller del Moro, but found that it was closed. So instead, we went into…

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Was the waiter Don Quihote?

[ Mar.2014] On the second day of our stay in Toledo, Spain, after visiting the cathedral, we had our lunch in a restaurant nearby called Aurelio. This was listed in our guide book. On the…

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Quality gallery

[ Mar.2014 ] Within Toledo Cathedral in Spain, there is an art gallery. The most important painting there is El Greco’s “El Expolio” located at the front. The red robe was vivid. This painting was…

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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…