Buenos Dias! 
While there we visited the Monasterio de San Juan de Los Reyes which was commissioned by Ferdinand and Isabel during their reign.
The next day I took a quick day trip to Córdoba to visit The Cathedral also known as La Mezquita de Córdoba. It was an old Muslim Mosque until it was converted to a cathedral after the reconquest. Here are some pictures.
This week we took a class trip to the city of Toledo to visit its Cathedral, synagogues, and other sights around the city. The city is about two hours South of Madrid. We left at 8:30 from Madrid, and the first thing we did before exploring the city was to drive to the other side of the mountain to get some beautiful panoramas of the city.
Next we walked through the old city gates and made our way to the Cathedral. We stopped in the city's main plaza where there were already some decorations up for Corpus Christi, a feast holiday throughout Spain.
A little background on Toledo:
The city has been inhabited since prehistoric times by humans and is surrounded on three sides by a river. At a time Muslims, Jews, and Christians lived together in harmony under Muslim rule, then for a little while after the christian reconquest until they were forced to either convert or leave. 
For this reason, there are many buildings with Muslim influences which were taken over by Christians after their expulsion, and various places of worship that had been converted to other types of buildings or churches, but have recently been changed back and preserved for historical purposes. It was the capital of Spain for some time until 1561 when it was changed to Madrid.
For this reason, there are many buildings with Muslim influences which were taken over by Christians after their expulsion, and various places of worship that had been converted to other types of buildings or churches, but have recently been changed back and preserved for historical purposes. It was the capital of Spain for some time until 1561 when it was changed to Madrid. 
While there we visited the Monasterio de San Juan de Los Reyes which was commissioned by Ferdinand and Isabel during their reign. 
We also visited San Tomé a church which houses the work of El Greco, a famous Pre-Renaissance artist.
The next day I took a quick day trip to Córdoba to visit The Cathedral also known as La Mezquita de Córdoba. It was an old Muslim Mosque until it was converted to a cathedral after the reconquest. Here are some pictures.
Hasta Luego!
Brandon
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