Leon

I’m writing this the day after arriving in Leon, there was too much to see and do in this beautiful city yesterday so I’m doing a quick morning blog. The walk yesterday was great, more than 17km as I posted previously, it was a couple km more, which is a lot at the end of the day 😂!! We started in the fog and it didn’t lift for a few hours. It was cold and eerie, but very quiet and peaceful too. We arrived in Leon, and noticed there was a bike event going on. Probably more than a thousand people (kids too) on pedal bikes and all were making their way to the cathedral, just as we were. Talk about jolting me into the real world!! It was highly overwhelming after all this country road walking, but it was also really cool. Everyone was having such a good time. Our room wasn’t quite ready so we went to a restaurant where we were lucky enough to get a table that looked out onto the square and we could people watch. I ordered a refreshing sangria and something to eat. It was an authentic Italian restaurant and omgosh it was good. I had tortellini in a pomodoro sauce that was so fresh!! Holly was happy to hear they had gluten free pasta so we was loving it too. We finished up there, checked in, showered, called home, and went out on the town. The cathedral is so impressive. It’s always so beautiful to see, no matter how many times I’ve seen it. But I wanted to go to the San Isidro Basilica (BTW, some historians say the Holy Grail is kept there..it’s a controversial subject-others claim it elsewhere, but how cool would that be to be in the same building as that!?) to see what time mass was and to see if Holly could get another credential for her stamps. She’s nearly filled hers up and I brought 2, so I’m good. Mass was at 7:30, so we did that. It was quite moving for both of us. I love Jesus!!
Sorry for the short blog today, I’ll do better when we get to a smaller town today and have more time!Læs mere