They were selected to make realistic objects for the film.
Lunch was again at the nearest restaurant to the Posada:
There were three young waiters being trained and they brought my meal very quickly. I had venison medallions cooked in apples, followed by lemon sorbet:
Dessert Menu (an impossible choice!)
Now for the Cathedral.
By this time, my brain was reaching capacity for absorbing too much more information, so I declined the audio guide and just wandered around using the Spanish guide book on my iPhone. Occasionally I listened to one of the accredited tourist guides giving their spiel. Toledo is an enormous Gothic structure:
The high altar has a series of carvings depicting the life of Jesus. My memory of bible stories is not good, but I did recognise the Three Wise Men:
Treasures in the Sacristy included an El Greco given pride of place:
… and a very early carving of Mother and Child:
Walking round the cloister, I took this shot of the tower:
More pics of the treasures:
Enough?
My eyes are a little fuzzy.
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