tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post5687127562554637255..comments2024-03-28T00:41:13.514-07:00Comments on B/X BLACKRAZOR: Holy Toledo!JBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03263662621289630246noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-88905973455533228932010-11-20T06:50:41.612-08:002010-11-20T06:50:41.612-08:00I'm glad you liked Toledo. It's beautiful....I'm glad you liked Toledo. It's beautiful. I always recommend it to everyone that comes to Madrid (for work): "You should stay for the weekend and spend at least a day in Toledo".Rodrigo Garcia Carmonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13490579727883026920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-69109986538889360842010-10-05T13:09:54.567-07:002010-10-05T13:09:54.567-07:00@ Simon: Wow...that you found an MZ in Australia i...@ Simon: Wow...that you found an MZ in Australia is pretty crazy. I wonder if it was by the guy himself, or his father (apparently his father was even more prolific and famous, though I'm not sure if they share the same name). We managed the Customs thing by having Toledo be our last stop before heading back to the States...the train/metro to Madrid and then back to the U.S. turned out to be no problem at all (though there was a bit of a scare when the box didn't show up at SeaTac with the regular checked baggage...turns out the box was in the separate "oversize" package area).<br />: )JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08532311924539491087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-59496060664430968542010-10-04T20:35:25.028-07:002010-10-04T20:35:25.028-07:00I got on to MZ accidentally, when I picked up a lo...I got on to MZ accidentally, when I picked up a lovely dopplehander someone sold second hand here in Melbourne, Australia. <br /><br />I had the great pleasure later of picking up an MZ in Toledo - a swept hilt rapier and main gauche. They are beautiful and have lasted many sessions of swordplay. Getting them through customs was a good fun lesson in learning words for 'sword' in many languages. Morocco was easy, but getting back into Spain, not so much. Bringing them back to Australia was, of course, hardest of all.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00444471403119214728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-48619837027284900492010-10-04T17:49:59.980-07:002010-10-04T17:49:59.980-07:00@ Narmer: And well you should be! Toledo is well w...@ Narmer: And well you should be! Toledo is well worth the time and money for a week's vacation, at least (I got four days) and the rest of Spain is also fantastic.<br /><br />@ Doc: You worry too much...just like the State Department! I'm already back...Seattle ETA is, well, soon.<br />: )<br /><br />@ Quim: I met more than a few cool Spaniards on my trip. Best quote: "Fucking kings and queens, man! I hate that shit! But it's Spain, right? Hey, those people didn't finish their bottle...get that one!" Ahh...the Basque.<br /><br />@ Steam: Yep, MZ of the 8 fingers. Apparently he's from one of the older sword-making families in Toledo (and is certainly one of the better known)...at least, according to my taxi driver. I'll throw up a picture when I get home. Sword nerd!<br /><br />Oh...and if you live in my hood, you should know I always travel Europe "through the back door" with a copy of Rick Steves's latest greatest. Mariano gives a 10% discount to anyone who has a copy (apparently they've had a relationship for 15 years since RS first went to Toledo working for National Geographic...Steves has never purchased a sword but Mariano says the recognition has got him quite a bit off business with American tourists).<br /><br />@ Grey: What more could you really want? "The pointy end goes in the other man," right? A heavier rapier is good when you're in a fist fight...but Jesus this ain't the 17th century after all! It's tight and the weight was right...pictures will be coming.JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08532311924539491087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-47331551413566570342010-10-04T12:13:10.303-07:002010-10-04T12:13:10.303-07:00Bah, smallsword is about as practical as they get ...Bah, smallsword is about as practical as they get for a purchase. Easy to carry, relatively short length for things that go bump in the night. We need pictures however!Greyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08598333373614218168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-79350715938043755362010-10-04T11:23:45.802-07:002010-10-04T11:23:45.802-07:00Mariano Zamarano, the fellow who forged my broadsw...Mariano Zamarano, the fellow who forged my broadsword and my steak knives. Just up the way from the Cathedral. Good guy. Funny too. You can take the sword through airport. Customs and TSA know what it is and understand you won't use it. Leave it in the box though. There is a special way to check it. BTW I live in your hood.Steamtunnelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02597332921872904036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-29213382617149787362010-10-04T00:48:40.941-07:002010-10-04T00:48:40.941-07:00Pitty you didn't pass through Catalonia, we co...Pitty you didn't pass through Catalonia, we could have met and chitt-chatt for a while! Anyway, Glad you liked Spain. :)Quimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14870606050805436522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-12408720613240670842010-10-03T19:40:32.783-07:002010-10-03T19:40:32.783-07:00Dude, DO NOT take that thing through the airport!!...Dude, DO NOT take that thing through the airport!!! Mail it. Glad you are having fun, now get yer asses back here!!! :)<br /><br />KUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00671606521244105599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-22922663973375284072010-10-02T19:37:00.225-07:002010-10-02T19:37:00.225-07:00Now I'm extremely, yes I said extremely, jealo...Now I'm extremely, yes I said extremely, jealous!Narmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08635665594860371230noreply@blogger.com