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I did´n get to see munch of Madrid exept the metro system. Went to the airport to straighten things with Air Comet/AeroMexico and then back to the train station. Quite tiring.<br>But Trini was so nice, a perfect host !<br>Leon is a nice middle-sized city with a beautifull cathedral and narrow streets typical from spain, and of course a good nightlife. I went out this night with Ruth (Trini´s daughter) and her friends, and had a great time !<br>I like spain, I´ll be back next year.<br>

... de locura para organizarlo todo. Protocolo, seguridad, lista de invitados, y un sinfín de pequeños detalles que se tenían que hacer: placas, pancartas, limpieza, preparar itinerario, etc., etc.<br><br>Llegó el gran día: el Presidente llegaba a las 6.30. Tras dejar pasar a todos los invitados que conocíamos y dejar que Seguridad de La Moncloa se apañase con los que no conocíamos, todos a ...

... should I refer to them as Catalans?) going with the bikes as well, so we went together a little, they were nice.<br><br>to be continued...<br><br><br><br>

Day 19 - Wednesday, July 8 Sahagun to Mansilla de las Mulas 38.3 km (24mi)<br> <br>Every so often in the Camino de Santiago map book (published by John Brierley), there will be alternate routes. So far we have stuck to the Camino routes and have not walked any of the ¨pilgrim autopistas¨. The provinces of Palencia and Leon have installed these gravel paths beside the main roads - wasted $ if you want my opinion, but I´m sure there are a few Pilgrims ...

... walked past her and went into the men´s room, apologizing as he went. To show her displeasure, she followed him in and turned the lights out on him! There´s more to the story, but I´ll save it for another day.... From there we went to see the Roman Baths. Poor Jim actually thought that we were going to have a Roman bath - this morning he asked me why I was going to have a shower, since we were going to the Roman baths.....and I thought I ...

Sorry I haven't written in a while but there really hasn't been much to write about. I have been going to classes and observing mostly. Nothing too exciting. In one of the classes, sixth grade Spanish, the teacher did a dictation with the class so I did it as well and I missed four things. It was the worst in the class, but pretty good for a foreigner! I was pretty excited about that. This Friday I got my first chance to teach an English class. It went pretty good at first ...

... and also he recommended that I take an advanced Spanish course. It will probably cost me about 100 euros but I think it would be good to do. I am going tomorrow to talk to the teacher. Also I found out that I need to go to the International Relations building with my passport and heath insurance tomorrow morning before school (and probably be late) so that they can officially accept me in the school and then I need to go to the Education office to ...

... gear, the outcome, as history wrote, was a win for the cavalier from Mansilla. It was a true spectacle, and we were so lucky to have been passing this way at that particualr time. The Meseta is virtually over and i have to say, the monotony got to the both of us, at times it was tough, looking for the smallest of things to amuse us, but we got through it whereas many people decided to take the bus, and to be honest i wouldnt have missed it for the world!

... things to get easier the more we walked, but maybe its getting harder. the last update had us walking 60 miles in 3 days to walk in solidarity with my beautiful mom and sisters. in the end we did 68 miles because of circumstances and even we got new blisters - but not like the ones they earned (mom! we´ve never seen blisters like that!). on the last day of that marathon 2 nalgene bottles broke, we nearly lost the guidebook, and the tripod finally fell apart ...

... nears number 10 - there´s a bit of tiredness in the air as home looks sweeter and sweeter on the horizon but still we walk. after monday and the city of burgos we enter what is known by some as the most difficult part of the walk - la meseta - not hard for the body but for the mind as there is nothing to see, no trees no nada. . . . much love and peace to all, PILGRIM J p.s. send us your love! Oct 16 hey peeps, much has happened in the last 10 days: first of all, we parted ways with ...