Jewels of Toledo

Read my previous post:
Part 1: Departure
Part 2: Puerta del Sol
Part 3: Of Palace and Parks
Part 4: Solo Trippin' Thoughts 
Part 5: Gastronomic Spain 

First of all, sorry for the uber long hiatus readers! I have been really busy with my academics and thanks to the long weekend, yours truly finally managed to squeeze some time to continue updating with the journey at Spain.

THE OOTD

Left: Braided hair;

Right: Baju kurung for class

A day prior to my departure to Toledo (short update)

As usual, it was another day to attend the classes. Time has failed me to do a side scalp braid, so yeah in the end I resorted to a casual braid.

Left: The scenery near my accomodation

Middle: Fueled on this at the metro station (1.5 Euro)

Right: Ifema metro station

If you read my previous post before, you will be aware that how energy consuming was my trip there at Spain. So, eventhough I already had my breakfast at my place, I got hungry again when I arrived just at the metro station.

After the class, I went for a Dentsply composite workshop. It was a short workshop, nevertheless I enjoyed it ;)

Spent most of my time at IFEMA so there's basically nothing interesting yet (hahas).

And for the next day 

It was finally my presentation day. Had a navy ruffled top over a skirt. 

Presentation Day

Pre-presentation food (thank you you-know-who-you-are!!). Best seafood paella ever with pork chop, a cake and a bun. 

Post-presentation with the ever gorgeous Esther!

Since my presentation ended pretty late, I could only afford a short time to rush to Toledo.

Train between the metro rushing ride

Finally managed to get on the bus!

Toledo is a UNESCO heritage site and it is known as the "City of the Three Cultures". As you can see from the architectures there already, they have influences of the cultures of Jews, Christians and Muslims. There's so much to explore at Toledo, but I could only afford an hour here due to time restraint. Anyhow, the effort of rushing was still definitely worth it.

Amazing sceneries! Too loss for words.

Since the city is located at a higher ground, we need to take the escalator up to this city.

The panoramic view up from the city. 

Posing at the beautiful street

So the first place that was on the itinerary was Iglesia de Santo Tome. 

Unfortunately after running for approximately 20 minutes to find it closed!

Inside it lies the greatest piece of art of Toledo, the el Greco painting. But instead of wasting more time......

Let's get going! And I shall let the pictures to do the talking..

Loving the quaint city

斗牛, 要不要？ 

Funny face but.. whatever

The magnificent Toledo Cathedral

One hour is indeed so not enough, obviously. But having a chance to come is already something I'm very grateful about. It was a last minute plan to come to this place, and perhaps someday I could revisit back again? Well, perhapsss..

Barcelona's post  on the way.

So stay tuned!

Thanks for reading ：）, 

xx

Immortalizing the Memories

Gastronomic Spain

Read my previous post:
Part 1: Departure
Part 2: Puerta del Sol
Part 3: Of Palace and Parks
Part 4: Solo Trippin' Thoughts 

I have heard of a lot of incidents about getting pickpocketed from people during their trip to Europe. There are perhaps 21 ways to lose your keys, 52 ways to lose your camera, 103 ways to lose your wallet. Well, I made up the statistic of course.. hah. But it's true, you can have your valuables taken away without you realizing. It's a professionalism, and it happens 24/7. If it happens, it's a norm. If it doesn't happen to you, be grateful! The uber most, MOST important baby you should look after should be your PASSPORT and $$$. Always keep them in sight.

Same hairstyle again but I like it. OOTD: Floral blouse and pastel brown skirt

This time, I received many warnings from the people whom I know. A lot worried about my safety as I would be alone, and a terrorism incident just took place around a week before my departure to Spain. I felt sad to know about what happened there.

Thankfully, everything went well during my trip. Yours truly is truly grateful for the prayers of my dear one. Amtf...

IFEMA

IFEMA is freaking huge. Walking from one end to another the north to south end must have 1km or a little lesser. If it's not because of my leg injury I could have done more during my trip. 

So I had a tour inside the football stadium. By the way, what is football?

So they say, I can't miss this stadium in Spain. Okay, I take your words. If there's dummy for football, I think I'm the little one. I can't really feel any excitement yet. I'm taking it like a museum visit. Perhaps, I need a little more understanding on the games. Perhaps I need to watch a serious game of football, which I hope I could have done it. Perhaps..perhaps..

 The "paleolitic" football and football shoes. So many history to know.

Despite the fact I know little about football, their merchandise in their official shops still appeal me. Eventhough I never get any of them, cuci mata there also won't harm, yes? no? There's just something I like about the simplicity of designs they have. And damn freaking cool.

I see football fans getting inside, all excited.

Something that I really like about Spain is that people will never block ways on the escalator. If you are just chilling and not in a hurry, the right lane is reserved for you. As for the left lane, it is cleared so that people who are in a rush so they can get through. Kissing couples can also both make it in one lane so no excuse of you to block the escalator. Before my leg injury, I'm an all time left-lane user. After I became sort of like an OKU, I changed lane. Woe is me.

The reading culture of Spanish people appealed me most. I must learn to master the art of reading everywhere anytime without running into a pole and missing my station. They read everywhere, the old, the young, the gorgeous, the hotties. If not books, many of them like to use the kindle.

I never get to meet my favourite celebrity in my real life, but meeting my favourite textbook writer is just as exciting.

My gastronomic experience in Spain is pretty much a far difference from any typical tourist. I think time is more important than sitting down to eat properly. So most of the time, I would have some grab-and-go food during my journey. And I managed to get something lesser than 1 euro sometimes! Nonetheless, eventhough on budget I would still spoil myself when I see something I would really like to try in Spain like.. gelato? And I can't find anymore flavour that could beat mint chocolate~

Being a breakfast person, I needed something I could eat after getting up. If not, I will feel like a zombie.

Everything at IFEMA is so expensive. I fork up my 7 euros to buy a small salmon baguette because my energy needs to replenished from the excessive energy output there. My most expensive and most unsatisfying one coz I still feel so hungry after eating.

Cheese! I got an overdose of them. Jamons were too good. And I forgot what I ate but they were so good!

Regardless of whether you are a caucasian or asian, blood type A, B, AB or O, long hair short hair everyone sure loves food and food loves everyone. My best gastronomic experience comes from Spanish night. Ok what is fat? ♡♡♡

Lost track of how many around rounds I took. I sinned seriously that night.

BUT not trying out their local food is an even more deadly sin. Thou shalt not miss paella, jamon, and ermm.. other names I can't remember now. (I will recall them, one day.) 

 

My Sangria

Comes from the word sangre which means "blood" due to its colour. Taste a little like fruit enzyme since it's basically wine and fruits. Love itttt!

The band and people dancing flamenco

To be continued. Thank you for reading :)

Mind dropping by to say hi?

xx.

S.Y