So Daphy and I went to Spain this past week. We started off in Gibraltar, where we hiked all over the rock for an entire day and saw all sorts of historic military tunnels and installations dating back to the 1700s. Also monkeys. I’m not a big fan of having wild monkeys all over the place, but we made it through in one piece.

Next we went to Sevilla. We visited an ancient cathedral there, I believe it was around 600 years old or something like that. The cathedral contains the remains of Christopher Columbus.

Next, we traveled up to Madrid and were shown around the city by a friend who lives there. He treated us to tapas and paella at his favorite restaurant, then showed us around the royal palace, the city center, and other notable sites in the city.

Finally, we visited Toledo, an extremely ancient city in Spain. There was a fortress that was built starting in the third century, and had been added on to over the century since, culminating in a royal palace. We wandered the streets of Toledo for a few hours, and then finished the trip off at a show called El sueño de Toledo, the dream of Toledo. The show was incredible, it was a sort of tour through history of the city of Toledo, starting off in medieval times, and finishing in modern times. If you’re reading this and you ever have the chance to visit Spain, I highly recommend El sueño de Toledo.