We arrived in Leon (big city) today after a short 18 kilometer day (11+ miles). We met people we haven’t seen in awhile, which was fun.
We arrived in Leon on the second day of a 5 day San Froilan festival. The place was full of people enjoying the festivities.
We visited the Cathedral of Leon. It was spectacular. The pictures don’t even come close to showing the grandeur of this wonderful place. The stained glass windows were breathtaking.
We are going to enjoy our day tomorrow by resting and enjoying more of the festival. Hasta luego.
Enjoy your day of rest and the festival. The cathedral is beautiful.
Thanks for the (miles). Have fun.
Thanks Lida…we’ll try to include miles more often.
Love,
Beth
wow, looking on Maps I see that Leon is a proper (and beautiful) city. I hope you guys enjoy your day of rest. Thinking about a potential trip to Austin, we ran into a couple of the local inhabitants this weekend, a rather large snake and a small scorpion. Only one of which was found in the house so its not too bad! Congrats on making it so far and thanks for keeping us all entertained on this awesome adventure you’re on. I share with Kath and the boys almost every day. Showing them your route, where you are and then we read the blog and check out the next stop. Great stuff. Love you both. Scott
Hi Scott,
Leon has been beautiful and being here for the festival really gave us some insight into theculture. Glad to hear that you’re tracking us on a map for Drew and Xan. Let me know if there are any questions or anything they would like to know and we’ll include in future posts. We did hear the other day that students in Spain get credit for walking the Camino.
Love you all,
Beth
Don’t know how you guys do it. Pictures are beautiful. Reta and I walked a mile today, but that was just from walking from one side of your house to the other a few times. This will probably be our day of rest. Have fun.
Joe,
That’s so funny! Hope you enjoyed your time at the lake.
Beth
Xander wants to know if most people speak English, if not, how do you talk to them? He also wants to know if you think you are making friends from all over the world, he thinks that would be very cool and you could go and visit them. 🙂
Most people who walk the Camino at this time of year can speak English. The local people speak only Spanish so it does help to know some Spanish. I studied Spanish for 2 years before coming here. I took some classes at a community college as well as using Fluenz CD. The Europeans can speak multiple languages which is impressive to us. You should study Spanish in school and try to become fluent in it. Thanks for the interesting question….Uncle Tom
Sorry forgot the second part, yes we meet people from many different places. Since we move at a slower place than most people, we sometimes only get to meet people for a very brief time which is unfortunate. We are starting to see a small group of us on a daily basis which is kind of cool. Each day brings it’s own special surprises which is what we like best about this journey.