Made it another 14 miles today to the city if Leon. We are about 2/3 of the way done or we have walked over 300 miles in the last 2 1/2 weeks. This was the capital of Leon and Castille. It was originally a Roman fortress for the VII Legion. One picture I took was for my friend Rich Robles on an address that I saw as I walking into town. Tonight was are staying at the San Marcos hotel. This hotel was the one that was used in the movie, The Way with Martin Sheen. From what I could gather, this building is about 500 to 800 years old. It was originally built as a monastery and was used my monks for over 700 years. It was also used as a prison during the Spanish Civil War. One of the pictures I posted is the sword of St. James which was incorporated into the sculpture on the ceiling. I was asked what I am eating on the Camino. I usually get up and start walking and stop for a coffee con leche at the first stop. I also eat a piece or two if fruit along the way. In the evening, I usually have a pilgrims meal at one of the restaurants. A pilgrims meal is usually a first course of pasta, salad, soup or paella. The second course is chicken or thinly sliced beef, pork or beaded fish. A couple of times I had eggs. They always include French fries and roasted red peppers. This is followed by either, flan, ice cream or a pastry plus your choice of water or wine. They also include bread. The meals usually run about 10 Euros. The gars part is dinner isnt usually serves until 7 at the earliest. Andrew and his friends usually go to a store and cook something and eat in the kitchen at the Alburgue. Other people do this as well. The South Koreans made something the other night that smelled delicious.
Posted on: Sun, 04 May 2014 18:08:15 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015