Mansilla de las Mulas to León
We left our hotel a little after 7 am, as we wanted to get to Leon a little early. We have a rest day tomorrow, but being that it’s Sunday we assumed a lot will be closed. The downside to starting so early in the morning was that it was 45°. With it now being mid-September and entering a part of Spain that is generally cooler, we need to start layering when we start the Camino. We were cold!
We had planned to stop for coffee and breakfast before starting the trail, but we could not find the café that was included with our room. Along the path we found a bakery and had an awesome croissant. About 20 minutes later there was a little rest area off the trail that had coffee. We had some espresso and were also served something like an eclair but there was a sweet, syrupy center. It was dang good and I think it was the best coffee I’ve had on this trip. As the sun rose, we finally started to warm up. After checking in at our hotel we stopped at this great local restaurant that specializes in wine. This was no pilgrim menu! Yea!! We ordered some wine and they brought out tapas with each order. We had a burrata salad that was delicious. Jim had a lamb shank and I had salmon. For dessert Jim had flan and I had cheesecake with huckleberries. I didn’t know they grew in Spain, but I confirmed with the waitress that’s what they were. In Spanish they are called amandano. It was one of the best meals we’ve had since we’ve been here.
We also visited the cathedral in Leon. It felt more like a functioning church than the one in Burgos. There were pews where you could reflect or pray. Organ music was playing softly in the background and most of the lighting came from the stained glass windows which were plentiful and magnificent.
We had another opportunity to hang out with friends we met along the Camino. We had some cocktails and met a new friend from Ohio. She, too, is blogging and is a hoot. It was another fun evening.
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Rick Knight
9/19/2021 08:27:53 am
That food looks delicious.
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AuthorsGreg and James live in Pleasanton in Northern California and are on a pilgrimage on the Camino De Santiago in Spain. Their adventures are captured in this blog. Archives
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