Bonus round: Toledo

United Airlines alerted us of the possibility of a flight delay due to thunderstorms and offered to change the flight at no cost. On top of that, when we checked, we realized that by changing the flight, we would get back almost 25% of the miles we spent on the airfare, so it was a really easy decision to hold back and stay an extra day.

We decided to take it easy, and after getting delicious empanadas as breakfast, we got a rental car and traveled to Toledo, which is about 55 minutes away, driving from the center of Madrid.

We didn't do much sightseeing but got to do some shopping from stores in Calle Comercio. The stores are of two kinds: weapons (mostly swords and katanas) and jewelry with some of the famous Toledo damasquinado. Napoleon got a few cufflinks while we also got earrings for Nadia and a beautiful jewelry set for Karina. We got to see a bit of the architecture of the town, including its emblematic city gate (puerta de Bisagra Nueva) and the Blood Gate together with the Cervantes statue close to its downtown.

We got back to Madrid around 10 pm, happy of having finished our last day with a last horrah in Toledo.Read more