Hotel Silken Luis De Leon León

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.
But Trini was so nice, a perfect host !
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 !
I like spain, I´ll be back next year.

Apenas hace una semana que volví del maravilloso viaje, y prácticamente ya no me acuerdo, ¡qué inmersión en la rutina!

Ayer, el Presidente del Gobierno de España, José-Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, y la Ministra de Igualdad, Bibiana Aído, inauguraron oficialmente la fábrica de obleas de silicio para la industria fotovoltaica para la que trabajo.

Nos avisaron con 4 días, que han ...

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

to be continued...

... taking place - they are cleaning and repairing the windows, statues. . . and a the best thing of all was when a priest (who was evidently being interviewed by a radio/TV station) sat down and played a song on the organ! It brings tears to my eyes even as I´m writing this! Words can´t explain the moment!

The day passed so quickly. . . never enough time to do everything you want. Dinner out at a bar-restaurant where I tried calamari and ...

Rain, rain, go away, come again some other day. Preferably after I am gone. Since it was raining so much again today I decided not to go buy my train ticket, I don't want to get sick right before I go home! I guess I will go next Saturday instead. Once again another really boring day. I cleaned a bit and started typing up all of my devotions that I have been doing on Sundays. I also continued and read 1 John today. John mainly talks about Gnostism and why it is ...

hello again... We are at Leon - to day 17 km - total 474 out of 798 km Everything OK - the Mesetas went very good, but many of the other pilgrims have had problems with stomach....It´s cold and wind. This night we stay in a monastary in the old town. ....Saa var det litt oppsummering igjen. Kom til Leon i formiddag. En kort tur i dag, men det gaar ikke an aa gaa forbi en saa stor og fin by. Masse folk og liv her - gatemarked og masse flott aa se - og en fantastisk katedral igjen. - Vi ...

Wow, Sunday. Well, I wasn't able to find a church to go to. There are many churches here in Leon but every single one is Catholic. There is not a single Baptist or Methodist or AG church in the city! Well, instead of going to church I took some time to read my Bible. I decided that since I had the time I would go ahead and take a hour to do devotions instead of just my normal 15 or 20 ...

... and do the dishes. It's all very communal. We also had the ol' singalong with the nuns thing again. Who could imagine getting used to something like that!! The building was made from clay and mud bricks which are a feature of this area and which help explain why everything looks like it's falling down. I was so tired though by the end of the day and the meal, that I missed out on the 9.30pm gathering to watch the sun go down ...

... for two weeks as hospitaleros working in the albergues. With that siad, I am in Hospital de Orbigo...very nice town. There is a story here dating back to the 13th century about a young knight who wanted to win over to love of the local princess. She would not have any of it...so, to prove his love, he vowed to challenge any knight in a josting duel over the town´s bridge. Until he broke 300 lances, he would not ask his lady for her hand...Sure enough, word got round and many ...