• Cari KrippnerCamino de SantiagoTraveler
    Jaw dropping cathedral
    AwesomeSuch details1More big doors1One of the 21 chaplesSo much gold1On the hour, the guy moved his armsOld benches1Everything around taught them the stories from the bible2Looking up3Looking up again1How can you carve stone like thisI was blown away by the artworkSo lovelyPentecost3El Cid killing the Moors3Yes, I like ceilingsIf my jaw dropped, I can only imagine how people 1000 years feltEl Cid and his horse, BabiecaLocation

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    September 20, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 68 °F

    Sometimes you spend over 3 hours in a hospital in Burgos waiting to see if your toe is badly infected when you would rather be exploring the city. Then when finally know you will live, you rush to the cathedral because it is the only free day of the week. You arrive in time to see several pilgrims you know and have over an hour in this beautiful building! Things work out.

    El Cid is a Muslim title of respect and the great son of Burgos who was despised and feared. He was born in Burgos in 1040. He was hired by one of children of Ferdinand 1 because he thought he should have gotten all of the inherentes. He was exiled twice and married off to a niece, Jimena. He died fighting the Moors, buried in a monastary with his horse and later moved to the cathedral. His horse is still at the monastary I think, but his legend lives on.    Read more