Today we drove to Toledo, which is about an hours drive southwest from our hotel. We are in the northeast corner of Madrid out by the airport so we ended up driving around Madrid for the most part. It was autovía (super highway) all the way so it wasn’t a bad drive at all. In fact, most of the driving we have done has been on autovías so it has been pretty easy except for last night when the GPS decided I need to drive through downtown Madrid, I suppose just for the experience.
Toledo is guarded on three sides by the Tajo River and has been a seat of power is
Spain for thousands of years. It is also one of the most picturesque towns in Spain (see picture) with its ancient cathedral and alcazar. We did one of the few touristy things we have done on the trip and took their sightseeing tram. We were crowded in like sardines and it was hot but it gave some great views of the city without doing a lot of walking. We had lunch in town complete with a surly waitress (really the first one we have had), toured the cathedral, and walked around.
Tomorrow we start for home by driving back to the Barcelona airport.
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