I took these pics a couple of days from my friend Olga’s house. You can just about make out Toledo’s historic town centre in the back, then there’s a much newer part of town (Buenavista) in the middle, and the rather snazzy modern footbridge I have to cross to get to my friend’s place in the foreground.
At the end of that bridge, apart from excellent company, there’s a glorious pool waiting for me, which beats any pot of gold at this time of year 🙂
Lady Of The Cakes 
Another amazing photo from you, and one that perfectly illustrates my self-inflicted periodic disappointment with Europe. I want all of the continent to look and feel and act like a period movie set at all times – like I just stepped into a book or a post card. So any evidence of modernity against the backdrop of a medieval castle kind of ruins the illusion.
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LOL!
I quite like that bridge. There’s another one that’s a total eyesore… I might not be photographing that any time soon.
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I like the contrast between ancient and new. Snazzy bridge indeed.
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As an Irish person, you can’t underestimate the value of a pot of gold. Just need to find me a leprechaun now… 😉
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Toledo has elves and goblins… will that do?
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Very Lord of the Rings. If you’ve got Viggo Mortensen as well, I’m there 😉
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HE’S MINE!!! You stick with your Dutchman.
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I’d have to organise some kind of free pass for Viggo!
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I don’t think either Riga or Rugby are on his itinerary this year…
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What are you, his agent all of a sudden?! 😉
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It’s a little sideline I have going… globalmeatnews.com alone doesn’t keep me in cakes, you know!
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So you treat poor Viggo like meat instead – tsk tsk. 😉
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If only…. sigh.
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Maybe he’s somewhere thinking exactly the same thing about you!
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I’m not sure what you’re taking on those road trips… and I’m not referring to the Dutchman!
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All that country air might have had some sort of effect on me… 😉
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Oh I love the blue sky! Very grey here today. You wouldn’t miss London today. But the next two days it’s supposed to be beautiful–fingers crossed.
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Yes, I’ve already had complaints about the London weather this morning, lol.
It’s lovely here. Do pop over 🙂
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Oh that’s just mean
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I have my own problems…. lost my sunglasses, and am shrouded in a constant whiff of chlorine…
Plus, I’m having to work 😦
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Having a hard time feeling sorry for you.
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You’re just not an empathetic person. I can tell.
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LOL.
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Yeah, just shrug it all off… That’s why I like you 😉
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I like people who make me laugh … and you are the first to suggest that I’m a sociopath.
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😉
Talking of which, have you ever read Jon Ronson’s excellent book http://www.jonronson.com/psycho.html
It was utterly enlightening, could not put it down.
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I haven’t read it. utterly enlightening sounds good.
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Care to share your pool? That sounds perfect right about now!
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I’m sure Olga wouldn’t mind 😉
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