I just returned from a great trip to Spain with my colleagues and professors, and I’ve the pictures to prove it! We spent most of our time in Toledo which is maybe the most medieval city left in the world. A lot of European cities still look and feel like the Renaissance, but they say that the city of Toledo really fell asleep during that time and now it’s still there in all of its medieval glory. (By the way, that applies to the city’s wifi connections, as well.)
Also, in medieval Spain the three religions of Christianity, Judaism, and Islam worked very hard to make peace and live together. It wasn’t perfect, but these three groups managed to get along better than in other parts of Europe. Many of the sights in Toledo still preserve the unique culture that came from this blending of cultures and that may come out in some of the pictures.
Adam – that was a great recap! Too bad that even tough you restricted your luggage to a backpack, you ended up carrying everyone else's.
Your witty comments had me fighting back chuckles in the midst of a boring lecture about Puritans.
-Alex
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Yeah, I carried a lot of bags for people. Oh well, at least I wasn't sick or anything…
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