What is it about walking on stone-paved streets that makes history come alive for me? It probably has a lot to do with living in a concrete city of a very young nation where a mid-century house (as in 1950s) feels ancient. And any structure constructed in the 1800s is practically pre-historic! Here, in the middle of a city born …
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Can We All Get Along?
In a TV interview after the LA riots in May 1992, Rodney King wailed to the public, “Can we all get along?” I am reminded of this almost 18 years later while inside a museum auditorium in Spain, watching a documentary about the history of Toledo. It recounts how Toledo rose to prominence in the midst of a blossoming convenvicia …
Art For The Mouth
One of the best vantage points in Toledo is from the Victorio Macho Museum, previously the home and studio of a Spanish sculptor. From his courtyard patio you have unobstructed views of the hills and water as well as access to his prolific art collection: Art can be found everywhere in this town, but it shouldn’t just be for the …