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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 17 - Itero de la Vega to Villalcazar de Sirga
... had not yet opened their doors. I walked into the Plaza Mayor and it was crowded with pilgrims. I nervously continued to the private albergue, which was also crowded outside. I entered the bar and with a sorry face asked if there were any beds left. "You are the first one today" she said! So everyone outside was just having lunch and continuing. Once in the room I was glad to have "fallen" there, as I had my own large bed (not bunk bed) and ...
A long hard walk along the river
... and her feet needed to be rested. We made the decision to take the bus to Leon tomorrow so she could rest and we could enjoy Leon. It did not make sense to stay in a small village when we could do the same in Leon for close to the same price. We would only be missing about 95kms of some very boring and not so enjoyable landscape. Once we were rested we would continue on to Santiago. With that decision made we went to sleep only to have the occasional bell wake us up in the ...
The rain in Spain falls mainly, anywhere really.
... to an anonymous brazilian lady with whom I shared a room in Burgos. Her headphones had broken, so I gave her my spare pair, in return she insisted she took care of my blisters. It took me a second too long to realise that the ´magic cream´ with the familiar smell that she was smearing over my open wound blisters was Vicks vapour rub. Oh how the good times roll.
I will ensure the next update is speedier, tomorrow is ...
A wonderful welcome
... was a little girl. "Es terrible" she says, lighting her next ciggy from the one in her mouth. You would not want to meet her husband in a dark alley by night and I wasnt too keen to talk to him in full daylight either. What passed for the garden was filthy and we decided to eat elsewhere.
Elsewhere was another hostal where run, apparently, by the Grumps elderly parents. The boss asked if David and Dallas were Polish and we feared ...