Toledo City

Like just about any city in Spain it is a delight simply to wander about and enjoy the winding lanes, trying to keep to the shady side to avoid the summer sun, stopping here and there for a well-earned drink, enjoying the aroma of jamon wafting out from the shops... Sadly, the cancerous blight of the golden arches is beginning to get its claws into this culinary paradise and the subtle scents of Castilian cuisine are now contaminated by the malodorous stench of cheap cooking oil and French fries... a sad migration from tapas to fat-burger...