Toledo, Spain

Here we are in the Catholic capitol of Spain, where there are priests
and nuns in habits bustling around the streets and the most beautiful
cathedral I've ever seen (yes even more beautiful than the ones in
France). The alterpiece is absolutely glorious along with its 20 side
chapels! I also saw the biggest monstrance I've ever seen, it was the
size of a Christmas tree! After the cathedral we set off to find the
Hospital Tavera which is not a hospital but a renaissance palace. We
hiked close to a mile to find out it is under renovation!! But it
wasnt easy. At first we thought everyone was just on their siestas,
then we thought we were at the wrong place. It was quite the
experience. It is particularly rough hiking around Toledo with its
cobblestone streets and crazy elevation changes. Toledo is basically
built on a mountain and we were very thankful for the five story
escalator running up the side of it.:-) So this morning we had a train
to catch to Toledo at 9:20. Unfortunately there was an alarm mix up
this morning and we missed our train by 5 minutes!! But yayy for
eurail; we just ended up catching the next one. We are determined
never to miss a train again! As the day continues on In Toledo we are
enjoying a cafe and plan to go to mass at the cathedral at 6:30. Of
course, after that, we will try and catch the USA verses France
women's soccer game:-)