• gmoneyCamino de Santiago (Frances)Traveler
    2We felt like we were in Auburn, CA.
    1Cool donativo stand. Too bad we weren't hungry yet.Astorga in the background.1Pilgrim statues everywhere.1We finally saw a stork in its nest.2And for my next trick...They make the pilgrims go around and around and over the train tracks......meanwhile the locals take the dirt trail and walk on the tracks.2The trail we took into Astorga.1The Bishop's Palace designed by Gaudí from our room.The Cathedral.The cathedral's doors.Santiago Peregrino on display in the bishop's palace.Adam and Eve stained glass in the bishop's palace.3Pat's original backpack.

    Day 30-Astorga

    October 6, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F

    Short 9 mile walk today. We finished before noon. The hills are getting a little bigger and steeper. The thing I noticed today is that there doesn't seem to be any smog. We mostly walk in the countryside but as we approach cities, I don't see any polution. We do run into alot of flies and poop smells (cows, sheep, fertilizer, pilgrims).

    We toured the cathedral and Gaudí's bishop's palace then sat on a bench eating ice cream admiring the architecture of both.

    We had a reunion last night with a couple of people we met on day 2.

    Tomorrow we're going to the Museo de Chocolate.    Read more