Toledo!

Toledo is always one of the favorite excursions for the students. It is the only two day excursion that the school takes each semester. Toledo's location, being near Madrid, would not make sense as a one day trip from Sevilla, so it is always exciting for the group to be able to explore a city for two days together.

We headed out from the school early in the morning to get a good start on the day, stopping on the way at Los Molinos of Don Quijote fame for some quick pictures and explorations.

The windmills are not operating anymore but have been pretty well preserved. The sky and clouds always seem to make for some great pictures.

After settling in at the hotel we met at the Church of Santo Tomé to view El Greco's most famous painting, The Burial of Count Orgaz. Pictures are not allowed but there are many pictures online of the masterpiece. The professors always do a great job at

Next we walked to the Monastery San Juan de los Reyes, which was founded by the famous King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella.

The King and Queen built it with the idea that they would be buried there, but this idea changed after they conquered Granada and decided that they would rather be buried in the cathedral there.

Carmen let the tour for the art class focusing on the the artist and the terms used to explain the certain architectural aspects.

Salva led the tour for the rest of the students giving a history of the building and its different areas.

After the tour there was free time to explore they city, and for some, do some shopping. The central part of Toledo still feels very much like a medieval city with its winding cobblestone streets.

The next morning we met at the Cathedral of Toledo for another tour given by the professors. We spent some time outside studying the outside structure and details. One of the most interesting features is the statues of the Lord's supper over the main door.

After the cathedral the students were given some more free time. Some of us decided to look for some good views of the city.

Many students continued on their way to Madrid and other destinations, but those who headed back to Sevilla on the bus got to stop for some pictures from one of the best views of the city at its famous mirador on the other side of the river.