Skip to main content

Toledo, España

By

Viaje a Toledo/Trip to Toledo

29 de enero fuimos a Toledo en central España. Todo reunieron a las 9.30h en la estación circa del Instituto—Conde de Casal. Y allí cargaron los autobuses. La vuelta duró una hora, y paramos un poco fuera la ciudad para usar los baños, porque aparientamente??? es dificil para encontrar baños públicos en Toledo. Nos primera parada era encima de una grande colina dónde se puede ver toda la ciudad.

Despúes volvimos abajo a la ciudad para llegar a la Catedral. Hace más frio dentro que afuera la Catedral. Era construido en los estilos gotico y flamenco con aspectos de musulmán. En cualquier sitio que se ve, hay muchos detalles bonitos y intrincados. También tiene muchas obras de arte de diferentes artistos, incluyendo El Greco y Goya. Era tan mucho para absorbar en tan poco tiempo.

Luego tenemos tiempo libre para comer y caminar como querimos. Fui con unas chicas que se llaman Steph y Darlene buscando para chocolate con churros. Los descburimos en una calle muy pequeña. Y, claro, estabamos las únicas personas allí en el restarante. Pues, estaba un hombre jugando el lotería.

También, buscabamos para botines. Todo el mundo lleva botines muy monos. Todo su ropa es buenísima. No puedo hacer juicio en español, así que puedes leerlo aquí. Pues, no podemos descubrir botines porque todos las tiendas son cerradas para mediodia.

En ves, dabamos un paseo por la ciudad, y luego reunimos con el grupo en la iglesia de Santo Tomé. Es donde hay una obra por “El Greco”. Después visitamos el Museo del Tránsito y la Iglesia de San Juan de los Reyes. Todos son bonitas, y me pregunto cómo iban cuando construiban. ¿Por qué no construyen edificios hoy tantos bonitos y duraderos?


January 29 we went to Toledo in central Spain. Everyone met at 9:30 at the station close to the Institute—Conde de Casal. The buses were parked there. Our trip lasted an hour, and we stopped a little outside the city to use some bathrooms because apparently it's hard to find them in Toledo. Our first stop in Toledo was on top of a big hill, where we could see all of the city.

Next we went down to the city to go to the Cathedral. It is magnificent. And it was colder inside the cathedral than outside. It was constructed in gothic and flamenco styles with muslim aspects. Everywhere you look there are intricate and beautiful details. There are also several paintings by different artists, including “El Greco” and Goya.

Later, we had free time to eat lunch and walk around. I went with girls named Steph and Darlene looking for chocolate with churros. We found them on a small side street. And, of course, we were the only ones there. Well, there was another guy playing slots.

We were also looking for boots. Everyone in Spain wears the cutest boots. Their clothes are perfect as well – I can't give them justice in Spanish so read here. We couldn't find boots because everything was closed for the daily siesta.

Instead, we walked around the city and later met up with the group at Saint Tomé Church. There is a famous painting by El Greco there. Later we visited the Synagogue of El Tránsito and the monastery of Saint Juan of the Kings. Everything is beautiful, and I wonder how they looked when they were built. Why aren't buildings built as beautifully and long-lasting today?
Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Voyage Day 1–Aug 29, 2008

By
We have officially started our voyage today. I stood in line to board the ship in the sweltering sun for around 45 minutes, finally getting on the boat that will be my home for the next three months at 11:30 am (eastern time). They took my passport and vaccination records, handed me an insurance card, ID card and sent me off to my room. My roommate was already in our cozy cabin, 4157. Her name is Kellie, and she is a senior in some school in New Hampshire, though she is from New Jersey like everyone else on the east coast. She commenced unpacking while I waited for my own luggage to be delivered. It's so weird to compare the amount of stuff I seem to need up in Boston to what I brought on this trip. I needed to pack appropriate clothing for 11 different countries, oh and the ocean. But I was limited to two bags of up to 70 lbs (mine were under 50lbs) plus one carry-on. While I was packing, it felt as if I would never have enough stuff. As soon as I checked my bags at the airpo
2 comments
Read more

Arrive in Salvador, Brazil

By
Day 10 Here's the low-down on what I've done so far today in Salvador. We were awakened by chaos in the passport department; they couldn't decide how the process was going to go. First it was by sea, then randomly by name, then they went ahead and had the de-briefing meeting, then the process went back to by sea with random face-to-face stamping. I could have slept in for longer. We finally disembarked after ten am and walked to the elevator that takes you to the upper city. The street we walked along to get to the elevator smelled like urine. Horses kept clomping by, I assume as a part of the Independence Day parade. They were setting up a marketplace in a plaza at the base of the elevator, which we perused, but didn't buy anything in. There was another plaza at the top of the elevator with spectacular views of the bay. People everywhere were were trying to sell us shell necklaces, straw hats and other things. There were street bands playing drums and different in
1 comment
Read more

Lat: 12° 32.6N Long: 58° 0.75W

By
Day 4 at sea This whole journal-keeping thing is hard. When do people find the time to do this stuff? I feel as though I'll be constantly busy this entire semester. No time to relax on the beach or deck by the pool. We had our first classes yesterday–an A day. I had International Investments at 800 then Communication Across Race and Culture at 1425. It didn't take long for me to decide that I needed to drop the finance class. There was a suggested pre-rec of intro to macro, which I did not take of course, and I was completely lost. I felt better later, though, after I talked with another kid from the class who had taken both macro and micro and still didn't know any of the terms on the homework. I love my communication class. The professor is very cool and laid back. She wants everyone to feel relaxed and to not worry about grades. She is also a psychotherapist. That's pretty awesome. She reminds me of Shannon Boston in the way she is jolly and draws people to her
1 comment
Read more