Toledo rhymes with potato

So the wifi here has been pretty unreliable and I'm writing this with one bar; hoping it will last till I hit the "publish" button. The flight here was alright - I didn't sleep as much as I wanted to, and when I finally decided that it was because my medicines were off (still on American time) and took them, I only had about 2 hours to sleep with an 8-10 hour pill that helps me sleep. So you can imagine the zombie I was while we got off the plane, hiked to customs and got our passports stamped, and went and found our luggage. Then we had about an hour/hour and a half to explore in Madrid before we had to get on the train to Toledo. We walked up and down a few streets and my former professor (who is leading this trip) makes a wonderful tour guide and is so knowledgeable about the history and cultures of each city. I passed out on the train to Toledo, which was only about a 30 minute drive. Once we made it to the hotel, we checked in and then had about 3 hours before meeting to walk around the city. You best bet I got a solid siesta in. Then we climbed mountains (literally) to get into the actual town part of Toledo. Goodness, it is gorgeous here. It makes me kind of sad we skipped coming here on my last trip for an extra day in Madrid. It just an ancient city that has beautiful architecture all around and was once the capitol of Spain and is basically built as a city in a fortress. The military academy is also here. It's a really cool building, too, although we haven't been that close.

Today we walked around a little this morning, just wandering and taking it in, and then we met the rest of our group at the Cathedral aka el gordo. Words literally can't describe the intricate details and quality of this ancient worship ground. I still can't believe it was all made by hand. It was pretty cool to be inside one of the most important churches in all of Spain. I suppose I will have to somehow upload pictures later; since I only brought my phone to take pictures on. Well, also my GoPro camera, but I still don't know how to use it. Probably should figure that out.

We are here until tomorrow morning, when we leave to go to Segovia. It is currently snowing in Segovia. I may be purchasing a winter coat here in the future, since we were all cold today and it is about 20 degrees warmer here. Oy vey.

I've gotten to eat some of my favorite foods, as well as try some new ones. Probably a good thing we have to walk so much! Anyways, it's officially siesta time, so I'm going to try and take advantage of what's left of it before we head out again. Basic summary: I still love Spain; I wish it was more summery and warm; and I like food, drinks, and sleep. Hasta luego!