Burgos!

It was a quiet walk into Burgos today. Not as long as yesterday, but getting all the way into town ends up seeming looong. I’m proud of myself though! There are two routes in, the standard one, which follows the highway and is awful, and the much nicer, but somewhat trickier river route. We took that route last time, but as I recall David and I totally deferred to Morgan and Olly to lead the way. Well, I did it myself this time. Yay me! Also found my way around Burgos - to the hotel, the Cathedral, a pharmacy, and a vegetarian restaurant I remembered being really good last time. It still is!

The picture looking out from a ridge shows Burgos in the distance when I was still about 20 Km away, and also gives a sense of the plain I am launching into tomorrow. The Meseta!

The carved marble figures are a King and Queen (if I’m remembering correctly) interred there. I liked the detail of the little dog curled at the Queen’s feet. There are a LOT of bodies tucked away in that cathedral.

If you look closely at the duck photo you’ll see ducklings!

And the video is for you to listen to. If only I could identify that bird by its call!😂Read more