• Bron PlaskowskiTravelerEl Camino de Santiago
    One of the most striking murals I've seen.
    Pretty much all our clothes, washed and ready for our next stint.A side street off the cathedral square.The square was the grain market dating back to the 10th century, the church is from the 12th centuryA hostel run by Benedictine nuns.A rather cryptic inscription, 'For those who were, are and will be'Not sure why the balloons are there, maybe to do with the food truck festival.There seems to be more old double decker buses abroad than there are at home.Part of a food truck festival.Part of the original Roman city walls.I seriously think I could have done better myselfThe actual Kings of LeonLeon's city symbol, created by drones.Firework display to round off the day's festival activities.Traditional dancing from the region.The band dressed in their medieval gear played a number of songs and then moved on.

    A Day Exploring Leon

    October 4, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C

    The stretch between Burgos and Leon always felt like it would be make or break. In Burgos it was 13 days down and still 20 days to go. Now in Leon it's 20 days down and 13 days to go. Psychologically a huge turnaround, Santiago does actually feel so much closer now.

    This morning we went out to explore more of the back streets, squares and buildings around the city. After some tapas and a drink we went back to the apartment to relax and get our stuff together for tomorrow.

    Just after 7pm we went back out to watch some traditional dancing, part of the San Froilan festival, then on for a drink and then on for something to eat. In the street on the way to the restaurant, two women called out and came running over two us. It took a few moments to realise, it was the German mother and daughter who we shared our 4 bunk space with on the very first night in Roncesvalles. Was so lovely to see them and have a quick catch up on what they had been up to. We are a day ahead of them as they had arrived today, but it would be really nice to bump into them again in Santiago.

    After eating we headed over to the river to catch the last 15 mins of a concert and then to watch a 10 min drone show followed by 15 mins of fireworks to round off the night. It was 00:20 by the time we got back to the apartment. Our latest evening on a school night, very late for early rising pilgrims!    Read more