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Castilla y Leon
... see how buildings used to be built; first of all wooden frames and then the addition of the walls. Some reminded me of the buildings I've seen in Stratford-upon-Avon including some with the first floor projection above the street. It was just after dark when we made it to the albergue in Burgos so unfortunately I didn't get to see much of the city. I did get to take a ...
Day 18 - Villalcazar de Sirga to Ledigo
... grandeur! Its no wonder I get excited thinking about my arrival at Leon in a few days. I admit that the entrance to the tiny church of Santiago in the centre of the town has some marvellous carved statues of saints and others. I bet very few people can create such work nowadays. There were a few open bars though, so I can't complain. I entered the first one, as probably did everyone else in the Camino and certainly everyone that slept in our albergue. It was packed. Funnily ...
Day 17 - Itero de la Vega to Villalcazar de Sirga
... elastoplasts in 17 days, and one of them was actually used to repair my blackberry loader cable as it has suffered a cut at some stage. The best job ever is the one of the shop owner at Villalcazar. It only opens from 7 to 8pm, sells everything and then closes. There was a huge cue of pilgrims outside to buy basics. I went for a couple of cans, some bread and a couple of large slices of queso manchego - simply delicious. I thought I would eat ...
Pops
... in January, my grandparents (granny is still physically alive but not really mentally) came out to visit and meet me. I imagine that meeting his grandson was one of the last special moments he had. My pops is seriously the coolest guy I know. He is smart, funny, personable, athletic, caring, interesting, successful, happy and hip. He is one of the best facebookers around. He has been living the dream in Hawaii since age 50 after starting, running and then selling ...
A wonderful welcome
... or chatting over a drink. Carrion has a lovely, well kept park through which flows a clean river. The others are having a snooze. Tomorrow we walk along the Via Aquitana. It looks as though we will walk about 3 hundred miles in total.
Thank you for the many kind comments. Ill try and keep you all posted and provide a flavour of our great adventure.
Steve (El Comandante), David (El Capitan), Iain (The Major) and Dallas (The ...
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