León has been lovely....

...so much that I haven't taken time to make a post. Which is too bad. So here's a quick photo dump.

The Cathedral's stained glass amounts to nearly 1,800m2. That's nearly 1/2 an acre! And it is so beautiful it brought tears to my eyes. The soaring roof was built so delicately that after a few hundred years a complete restoration was required .... That took 50 years.
I have a hard time imagining buildings in those time-scales. León only had about 5,000 residents when this enormous gothic palace was built.

Now, being inside those soaring arches, with the sun streaming in... I can see how people felt religious inspiration.

We spent some time being amazed by the Gaudi museum (Casa Botines) as well.... I could write pages about his genius.

The rest of the city is full of flowers, art, statues, friendly people, museums and delicious food. One day was not nearly enough!Read more