Unfortunately, Toledo was not in the cards for us. We ate breakfast at the hotel again and hurried to the meeting spot only to find no one else there. After some research, emails, calls, and texts, we finally got ahold of someone who said that the tour was canceled months ago and that we should’ve been refunded by Viator. The problem came from the fact that we booked with TourMega (not Viator) who hadn’t gotten the memo.
We realized there was nothing else we could do, so we headed back to the hostel to figure out our next move. We both needed a bit of a break, so we relaxed for the morning, got our laundry done, and got ourselves organized for Cordoba. It was a much needed break from doing things nonstop. We are very sad to miss Toledo, but are also glad that we weren’t out in the sun all day (especially because there was a heat advisory).
After the laundry was finished, we went to a grocery store and picked up some food for a picnic lunch. Then, we headed over to the Retiro park and found a bench in the shade to enjoy our food. Our next stop was the lake in the park where they rent rowboats. We braced ourselves for the heat and got a boat for 45 minutes. It was so much fun, but if it was any longer, we would’ve needed to open an umbrella for some shade!
By the time the boat was over, all we wanted was some cold water and air conditioning, so we hopped on a bus and went back to the hostel. When we arrived, we filled our bottles and headed to the lounge to wait for dinner. Since we had an early train in the morning, we decided it was best to just stay in and enjoy dinner at the hostel again. Tonight’s dinner was noodle soup, roasted fish and potatoes, and ice cream. The food was good, but the company was better. There was a new receptionist/bartender working the dinner who did a great job encouraging everyone to interact with each other and introducing new people who walked in to the group. We met a lot of cool people and had a great time eating (and drinking- open bar). We were being pushed by the bartender to stay up all night and go on the pub crawl, but of course we weren’t going to do that when we had a new city to explore in the morning.
We are currently on the train to Cordoba (by the time this is posted, we will be in Cordoba). On our way to the station, we passed lots of people going home from the clubs (which close at 6am). We also had a little bit of a sunrise view before we left the station in Madrid. Yesterday, we were smart enough to get some croissants and yogurt so that we had breakfast this morning (and the hostel has 24hr coffee), so we were set to get up, eat, and go.
3 thoughts on “Toledo Plans are toaSt”
Stephanie rowing that boat has to be the sweetest thing I have ever seen. A bad luck morning turned into a delightful day! 🙂
Total bummer about Toledo! What a shame! Glad you had a break and kept somewhat cool ;)! Wearing black pants in the summer is not conducive to cool though – LOL! The trains look very sleek and everything seems so clean there. Enjoy Cordoba!
Sorry you missed Toledo, but it looks like a great day of clean laundry, boating, and a picnic. Can’t wait to hear about Córdoba!
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