Eurostars Leon León
Calle Velazquez 18 León, Castile-León, 24005, Spain and Canary Islands
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The rain in Spain falls on the hills
... gratitude. A lot of silly chatter at the table but we are very confident of getting all the way to Santiago.
What a strange experience this is! We get up before 6, dress, pick up our gear, walk alone and together, meet delightful people (what do they make of us?), arrive somewhere, unpack, shower, wash our clothes, nap and eat. That´s it!
We have now walked over 200 miles and the end is ...
Von Hospital de Órbigo nach Astorga (899 m)
... vergessen) Uns wurde ein großer Raum zugewiesen, aber neben Sabine und der Australierin Paula liegt ein älterer, nach Knoblauch riechender Herr (Foto), der bereits zu Mitttag das ganze Holz im Zimmer klein gesägt hat. Wahrscheinlich hat er Seeaal mit Knoblauch, eine kulinarische Spezialität in Astorga, gegessen.Wir beschließen alle Fünf, einen Stock tiefer zu ziehen, um unsere Nachtruhe zu retten.
Wir schlendern noch durch das schöne Astorga ...
Home from home
... open. Breakfast as breakfast should be.
I knew there should be a path, but after my experiences between Cadiz and Seville I wasn't confident that it would be generally known. No need to worry! It is the Camino de San Salvador, it goes from León to Oviedo, is said to be marked, and presumably arrows will go in the right direction. I was given a book and a couple of maps – all free – with the route out of León marked onto one ...
Weekend of Tapas
... can buy fresh from the farm strawberries that cost about $2.50 for the equivalent of four American sized cartons. On the way there we had stopped at the cathedral. It has some of the best stained glass in Europe dating back to the 12th century.
We headed back to the house to drop off the fruit and headed to the bus station to go to Astorga. Will came with us. Astorga is known for its Palacio (built by Gaudi, one of the most famous Spanish architects of all time). Its also ...
Feliz Navidad
... ballet Macarena took Sam and I out for a drink and a little bit of food and we talked in Spanish for a while before finally going home around midnight (I don’t know how the Spanish don’t sleep more). Even though I wasn’t with my mom or seeing the Nutcracker, going to the Ballet with Macarena and Candela allowed me to keep and reinvent my Christmas tradition in a way I never expected.
Another Christmas tradition ...
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