Day 4, Toledo

We arrived Toledo around 9:30am, the city was shrouded in fog.

Walking toward the Cathedral.

A map of Toledo's old town. It is surrounded by river Tajo on 3 sides and a wall on the north.

Toledo Cathedral, these are two of of its several doors.
(Don't think we took any photos inside the Cathedral. Either photo was not permitted or flash was not permitted.)

A street in Toledo.

Toledo is famous for making swords.

Another shop window displaying swords .

A gargoyle on the roof of a shop.

Santo Tome chapel, where we saw El Greco's masterpiece,
"The burial of the count of Orgaz"

San Martin bridge, spanning across Tajo river.
(This Tajo river flows all the way to Portugal and empties into Atlantic Ocean in Belém of Lisbon.)

The much-photographed view of Toledo, taken from across the Tajo river.

Santo Tome bakery, by the main square, Plaza Zocodover

Mazapan, a confection made from almond meal and sugar.
We saw a lot of these in Taormina in Sicily.

On the way from Toledo to Cordoba, we stopped at a historical business 
which served like a pony express stop in the old days. It has a Man of La Macha statue outside.

The place's name is called "Venda del Quijote" (Venda = vender).
This is the right hand side of its courtyard, set up with restaurant tables.

This is the left hand side of the courtyard. Very old fashioned and very lovely. 

Inside the bar of Venda del Quijote.

Endless olive trees along the highway. We were on our way south to Cordoba.