HOLY TOLEDO!!!! 2/13

We left early in the morning from Madrid and drove to Toledo.  What an amazing sight as the city unfolds in front of your eyes,  deep gorged river called Taho with a bridge that was built in 1301, stone structures sitting high on a hill, and a stone wall that was centuries old.  The River Taho is the longest river on the Iberian Penninsula and was a natural protection from the conquerors of years ago.   At the time of the Romans conquering this area, they named it "Espagno", Land of the Rabbits.  We entered "old Toledo" by way of an escaltor that brought us right up into the old city.  Its population is around 10,000 people.  We past almond tress that were in bloom.  These almonds are made into marzipan, which Toledo is very famous for.  Marzipan is a mixture of sugar and almonds and was invented by nuns in a local convent.  In fact, the original recipe is still housed in the convent.  One interesting fact about "old Toledo" is that some houses have been sold for as much as 4 million Euros and that it is very expensive to drive there and you need to buy a parking space.  The streets are very narrow, just a bit larger than a car.  Rocks and cobblestone that are thousands of years old still make up the street.  We visted a Cathedral, that was so wonderful.  The Gothic architect, the stain glass windows,the statues, the high ceilings made this Cathedral so heavenly and beautiful.  We did stop and viewed El Greco's most famous painting of the Mayor of Toledo being buried.  Also, we visited a Jewish synagogue.  It was very Moorish or Arabian ia appearance.  We then drove to the newer part of Toledo and visited a steel factory.