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| Our first stop on the trip was Toledo, which had many of the elements that we would see in other cities: homes with elaborate ironwork balconies, narrow streets, and lots of churches. |
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Toledo Cathedral has an imposing spire visible from much of the city.
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While the facade was beautiful, the church was closed and we were not able to go inside. | |
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Like many other cathedrals, it is decorated with elaborate sculptures covering nearly every square foot of the exterior.
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| The Toledo Town Hall was across from the Cathedral. | The Tagus River flows along the edge of Toledo. Here it is a fairly narrow river. Later we saw the delta at Lisbon.
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Toledo is famous for its steel and for its Damascene filigree ware. We went to a factory to see the latter being made.
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finished products were complex and beautiful. |
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