Toledo

Allie met me at 6 AM to walk to the bus station. While we were just waking up, we passed people just coming in for the night. We have gotten used to ignoring the comments from the guys.

The bus ride took 4 hours, but we stopped halfway and I got a donut and coffee :)

When we arrived to Toledo, we first went to a synagogue. Toledo is a place where Christians, Jews, and Muslims lived together in peace. This is evident in the enter and exit signs of the synagogue:

Then, we went to the Cathedral. I cannot even try to describe the beauty of this cathedral. Cameras were not allowed in the sacred place. Ornate details covered every square inch, and the Cathedral was HUGE. Vibrant stained glass windows shined from the ceiling. Silver and gold outlined murals and carvings of various scenes in Jesus' life. It was a touching experience to be able to recognize and then explain to my friends the meanings. Images such as Jesus holding a lamb mean so much more when you consider how Jesus is a shepherd for sheep to follow, not just a picture with an animal. This is without a doubt my favorite place so far.

After the Cathedral, we went shopping in the stores. I bought my brothers gifts, but I can't ruin the surprise here!

Our hostmoms packed us lunches. Mine was a tuna sandwich, a tuna empanada, and a white bread sub sandwich with potato tortilla in the middle. When I got home, we had tuna for dinner.

We toured with a guide and people from the University of Salamanca. We met a nice guy on the bus, but then he got too friendly so I kept talking about my boyfriend. (sidenote - I thought we wouldn't see each other again...until my friends and I showed up for dance class and he was one of two guys in the class.)

Burgos the next day !