leaving on a jet train
John Denver´s song is playing in this Internet cafe that always short-shifts me on time. In two hours I´ll be catching a cab with four fellow travelers to the train station where we´ll catch the overnight to Barcelona. From there we fly to Venice, where we´ll spend the night and probably ride a few water busses.
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Today we toured Toledo, the religious capital of Spain (I´m assuming this is where the phrase "Holy Toledo!" comes from), and so far the only place they don´t let you take pictures in the cathedrals. It´s also the sword-capital of the world, so we got to tour the sword-making shop and see some awesome swords, including Excaliber, the Highlander sword and (I think) and authentic Klingon sword as well as samurai, musketeer and U.S. Marines swords.
The only place that was selling Spanish swords was a convinence store on the other side of town. You could also buy Placer Azul ice cream there.
Toledo is a very beautiful city, though, and was the home of El Greco, who is one of my favorite 500+ year old artists, although many people seem to think he´s too gloomy and ignores anatomy or something. I say he was just an expressionist before Expressionism really started.
But I don´t know my art history, so maybe I´m wrong.
Gotta run again.
More later.
posted by Aaron @ 10:19 AM
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3 Comments:
cool!
Real swords and everything!
sorry you couldn't take pictures in the cathedrals- what was their reasoning behind it? would it fade the paint? would it potentially be used for evil (miscontrued pics)? is it just because it's the 'Holy City'?
and what are some things that made Toledo so beautiful?
-Erin
Most cathedrals you can't take flash pictures since it damages the paintings, but in Toledo it was NO pictures at all. Who knows why.
Anyway, Spain is cool, so is Italy which is where I am now! I'd write more but I have to leave to get pizza.
peace.
This is a retro comment, but I just read about it, thus I shall post my feelings away! I have been to the Cathedral in Toledo twice, and both times I took illegal photos. I really really like that cathedral for some reason. Especially the stairway to heaven or whatever it's called. Maybe I just like to call it that because I like Led Zepplin. Anway, your Spanish travel stories always are exciting me and I can't wait to get over to Europe myself for my study abroad. I'm a little sad I won't be getting to practice my Spanish nor be in Spain for any substantial period of time, but Austria will be just as sweet, only different with German being spoken and snowboards being ridden. I am also getting PISSED we are still not really going to have a chance to hang out like old times when you get back. Maybe for a little while though. By the way, how is Toledo during the fall? I've only been during the summer. Anyway I'd better go cause I seem to have made a quite long comment! Ciao -Pepe-
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