Thanks to all who visited recent photo posts highlighting the educational traveling tour to Madrid, Toledo, Seville, and Barcelona. Here’s the last set. Which one do you like best?
Toledo doorToledo Castle, a Benedictine Monastery, then home to the Knights TemplarToledo street corner by the Ibn Shushan SynagogueOldest standing Synagogue in Europe, Toledo, erected in 1180.Catedral Primada Santa María de Toledo
typical shop window in MadridGeneral Archives of the Indies, Seville. A repository of extremely valuable archival documents illustrating the history of the Spanish Empire in the Americas and the Philippines.987 AD, The Mosque–Cathedral of CórdobaThe Plaza de España is a plaza in the Parque de María Luisa, in Seville, Spain, built in 1928 for the Ibero-American Exposition of 1929The Plaza de EspañaA staircase at the Plaza de España
ceiling at The Plaza de España
A bridge at The Plaza de EspañaPilate’s awesome house
Spanish version of TiramisuThe Alcázar of SevilleThe Alcázar of Seville has many beautiful gardensThe Alcázar of Seville basementLa Casa de Pilatos
Barcelona at night
Spain’s architecture is dizzying, but by some miracle, the shapes and patterns blend together in harmony. The ornate details are draw-dropping. Thank you for accompanying me. Next June’s trip is Southern Italy….
Famous market in Madrid for fresh foods, wines, and exotic fish.1. Cherries2. Green Olives3. I don’t know. You tell me.4. Mozzarella balls5. Spaniards love their ham.6. Jamón ibérico. In Italy it is called prosciutto.7. A typical lunch9. Red Prawns and Sardines10. Swordfish12. Olive delight13. cheese and peppers
The colors and sights and sounds of the crowded market was a highlight of visiting Madrid.
Cindy Bruchman 