I couldn't sleep because I constantly hear car and people talking on the street. I guess hotels in Spain are like that. So I got up and updated all my photos, write this blog so it should be up to date. We left Madrid early yesterday to Toledo. Toledo is a small town about 70km south of Madrid. It only take us about 30 minutes from Madrid to Toledo via fast train. Toledo is an old town, most of it relies heavily on tourism as it is probably one of the only sources of the town's income. Most of the buildings here are really old. Some are dated back to 3rd century.
We explored Toledo on foot as it was not a huge place. It is a pretty safe place and most people here are tourists and elders. We walked around, getting lost and walked around some more. All the streets here are made of cobble stones and there are lots of hills so it's really hard to walk. We also bought bus tour ticket around town and it was very helpful. They have translation in English. However, it's not until 7 that we could get on the bus. The bus took us around town and stopped at several major locations, including a great view from the mountain to the Alcazar, the Cathedral and the entire city. There were lots of histories explained but I did not pay much attention.
For lunch, we ate at a local restaurant, which was okay, average stuff. I guess we were tired and couldn't finish all our paella mixta. After getting off the tour bus, we started walking around and ate at a nice restaurant. We sat outside watching people walking by and the kids playing soccer. Dinner was better than lunch with eggs, hams, fadieua (some kind of noodles) and paella carne. We walked around town some more and took some pictures around sunset. Finally, we got back to our hotel at around 11pm.
Overall, Spain is a nice country. It's a little different than other places because most of the stores aren't open until around 10, 11 am. People start eating lunch at 3pm and dinner at 9. I guess people like to do things later in the day here. There are lots of good food in Spain. Overall, it was a good experience. I'm also caught up with all my updates, emails and everything. So, I'm ready for our next destination - Paris - and see what the City of Light has to offer.
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