LeónToday was a day off. Typically we have been doing laundry on this day, but that was not necessary as our hotel is connected to an albergue that has a service where they wash and dry your clothes for 8 EUR. So we did that yesterday! We had breakfast at the hotel. It was nothing fancy, but we had some tortilla de patatas and lots of espresso, so that’s all I need. We had heard there was a pilgrim service at the Cathedral at 12:30 pm, but when we got there that was not the case. Instead we went to the Museo Gaudi at Casa Botines. The building was designed by Antonio Gaudi in 1892. It is now a museum dedicated to his design and the art collected by his foundation. It was cool, but as it closes at 2:00 pm we has an hour to rush through it. We had another awesome lunch - tapas! We have found that so far this region of Spain is more similar to what we are used to when going to Spanish restaurants in the U.S. We had another salad with burrata, croquetas, shimp al aljillo, and a great bottle of red wine.
The rest of the day is all about resting. We have some long mileage days this week and some hefty elevation gains, so we are resting our feet. Tomorrow we head to Mazarife.
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9/19/2021 12:10:18 pm
Sounds like a great day to me. I did not know about the Gaudi museum in Léon. I’ll visit the one in Astorga. I’m having a little trouble subscribing to your blog. Great time in Léon meeting you guys. Buen Camino
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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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