February 2, 2014
{The sad part was that I woke up homesick because I was going to be missing my brother’s birthday and Superbowl Sunday. I didn’t really care about the game, to be honest. I mean, I wanted the Broncos to beat the Seahawks, but I sort of checked out two weeks ago when the Niners lost. Regardless, I was homesick. My family always has a party and I was missing all my cousins and brother and sister. I woke up exhausted, and still feeling the effects of the WORST DAY EVER (link), but I was excited because there were people down to explore TOLEDO!}
To give you some background, Toledo is this cool suburb of Madrid and former capitol of Spain. It’s this architecturally beautiful city because it’s a melting pot of Christian, Muslim, and Jewish culture. During the medieval times, Toledo was known for it’s handcrafted swords and daggers and became the leading distributor for weapons to the crown. The city is surrounded on three sides by the Tagus River, which really helped them out in the medieval times when everyone was trying to conquer everyone else. This allowed Toledo to become a haven for religious freedom during a time when tolerance was uncommon.
