Christmas in January in Spain

Sa turday, January 17, 2026 As advertised, the car comes for us a bit before eight o’clock and we’re all ready to go.   Jenny and Ole get up just long enough to say, “Good bye” and then head back to bed.   They aren’t going home until six this evening, so they’ve got more time to explore.   However, the temperature has dropped ten degrees centigrade and there’s a chance of snow!   They’ll be happy to go back north where it’s warmer, which is counter-intuitive!! We're on the fifth floor (called fourth here).  I love elevators! Our Uber lady packs all the luggage in the way back and gets us to the airport by 8:30.   We’re flying Iberia but Barbara is flying American, so her check-in counter is across the way from ours;   but we all get together again pretty quickly.   When we’re checking in, the attendant notes that we’re not sitting together and I say that the kids don’t want to sit with me.   I’m kidding but he says he can move me next to the...

 Friday, January 16, 2026 We're out the door by 9:30 so we can stop for coffee and train snacks before catching the metro to the train station.  The bakery is huge and we all give our orders to Jenny and let her handle it.  When she gets the coffees from a different counter we come in two at a time to fix them and get out of the way! Then it's on to Toledo, famous for swords and marzipan and we have plenty of time to eat our deliciousness before arriving at the stunning old Toledo station.  Two sandwiches and a drink for about $6.50! They're small sandwiches, but, still... Interesting plaque in the sidewalk Glad I wasn't alone! morning people? Comfy train! Bags o' goodies! The Toledo station can be a destination in itself!  Stained glass windows and amazing brick work! It's about a mile and a half walk to the Army Museum, located in the Alcázar, and it's all uphill.  'Nuff said. It is located on the highest hill in Toledo and has been many things since P...