http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Castile---Leon/Burgos/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , Spain , Castile Leon , Burgos en-us Wed, 15 Oct 2008 22:37:12 BST Wed, 15 Oct 2008 22:37:12 BST ... and i am really looking forward to heading back home for a while so i can see all my family and friends i am going to make a list of all the food i want to scoff while im back as camp food hasnt exactly been a great dining pleasure fried stuff with cheese and watery soup mmmmmm on the plus side i have lost a lot of weight and trousers which i actually split before i left home because m http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Spain/Castile---Leon/Burgos/blog-313563.html ... and i must be having fun because i havent written on my blog for a fortnightso the last group of kids came and went in a flash... one girl got thrown out for smoking weed and some others got cautioned for having a party in the boys bedroom half of the guests being girls other than that we enjoyed the usual fun and activities of camp life and i particularly enjoyed a day trip out to lerma http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Spain/Castile---Leon/Burgos/blog-307872.html I didn't have an internet connection last night so I missed uploading this blog.....El Cidrsquos BurgosOur day in Burgos began with breakfast again and once again it was the classic European fare full of meats cheeses and fruits with a croissant thrown in. Scrambled eggs of course. All of the hotels have a curious way of cooking our style of bacon. They donrsquot. Itrsquos very limp http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Spain/Castile---Leon/Burgos/blog-300717.html On the Road to BurgosEarly Sunday morning after another European breakfast we boarded our bus for the ride out of town out into the countryside and eventually Burgos in the north. We had three stops on our journey north. The rolling hills of Spain are quite beautiful. Bill Zaccone likens the area to eastern Oregon. The winds blow low over the hills and we passed many groupings of windmills. http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Spain/Castile---Leon/Burgos/blog-299776.html Today on our way to Lourdes we stopped at the French seaside town Biarritz. Unfortunately the weather wasnt great but mum and I still enjoyed ourselves. We went for a walk along the beach and seaside for a bit before heading back to the meeting point where we grabbed some lunch.We got to Burgos at about 5pm and were dropped off at the Plaza that housed a huge cathedral. Mum and I didnt go in. Ag http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Spain/Castile---Leon/Burgos/blog-296109.html Having delightfully avoided hearing or reading any news since we started we were not overly sure about the odds on Spain's fantastic footballing triumph last night. Our money was most definately on a German win but the Spanish nation seemed very confident and their footballers even more so. What was more surprising was the celebrations and post match feel good factor. Both were rather lacking. Dur http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Spain/Castile---Leon/Burgos/blog-294075.html There is a rather significant football match for our Spanish hosts tomorrow evening. Currently a warm up game going on over our tent. Excitment is high and expectation even higher. We are staying put in the moderately sized town of Sahagun for the big game as it feels the best place to watch the Spanish emotions in full flow.During our year in the Spanish speaking world achieving decent fluency in http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Spain/Castile---Leon/Burgos/blog-293583.html Our host finally returning and revealing an additional room for our nights stay in Hornillos last blog entry seems now long in the past although only four days ago. Since our departure from Burgos Castile y Leon has opened up into a place of expansive gently rolling valleys covered with a gigantic patchwork of intensive crop farming. The mild undulation means that it frequently feels like we are http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Spain/Castile---Leon/Burgos/blog-293580.html Burgos was a shock to the system. We were caught off guard. Not off guard in the sense that we didn't know we were about to go through the biggest city of the Camino so far but off guard because we were so unprepared to enter back into the chaos of an urban jungle. Having walked from hamletstovillages and villagestosmall towns the past few weeks with the daily mission to arrive at our destinat http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Spain/Castile---Leon/Burgos/blog-291515.html 18.Juni OnsdagVi kom oss ikke opp fr litt utp dagen delvis fordi vi var s grise trtte men ogs fordi spanjolene har en fin oppfinnelse som heter persienner... og nr jeg sier persienner s tenker sikkert dere men det har jo vi ogs her i norge jeg kjpte det jo p ikea... Feil Persiennene her ser mere ut som gittere du ruller ned over kiosk vinduet om kvelden fr man stenger... Det blir http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Spain/Castile---Leon/Burgos/blog-289990.html 17.Juni TirsdagFrst og fremst s hadde verken Andrebo eller jeg sovet srlig mye fr vi dro Andrebo 1 time og jeg 3... s vi var ganske trtte til og begynne med...Fly til Nederlandsciphol s til Madrid... turen gikk veldig bra.. nr vi ikke sov s satt vi hadde lattis... fikk tilogmed gratis drikke og mat p flyturenKLM..Landet i Madrid... bilen vi hadde bestil av Avis var av en eller a http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Spain/Castile---Leon/Burgos/blog-289985.html We have been somewhat surprised by our seemingly rapid progress. We have left Rioja behind us with its endless vines. Yesterday morning crossing into Castille y Leon province. We drank our way through several bottles of Rioja whilst in the region of course only to heighten our cultural integration. By focussing our attention on an increasingly prudent application of the daily budget we were http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Spain/Castile---Leon/Burgos/blog-289928.html Im back on the Camino de Santiago Way of St. James. It's been raining here in Spain almost every day since I arrived. They say this isnt typical weather for this time of year. At least its nice and cool for walking. We actually had 2 days of blue skies yesterday and the day before.My blisters are healing and new ones pop up every few days... I'm soaking my feet in hot water while I type thi http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Spain/Castile---Leon/Burgos/blog-286377.html HI AllYes you read it right I now wear my beanie to bed to keep warm. Jack wants a photo No deal. Socks and sandals are one thing but me in a beanie tucked up in my sleeping bag is quite another. All I can say is roll on Paris and French lingerie.The night I blogged last was the coldest so far but there was a little reward the next day. The walk was only 14.5 km into Fromista and I decided to s http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Spain/Castile---Leon/Burgos/blog-281389.html Hi EveryoneHow do I make a blog interesting when I am freezing cold and sick of the weather What happened to sunny Spain I figured you cant just read about the good bits you have to go through the pain too. The last week has been getting colder and colder and wetter. At the end of the walking day a lot of us just go to bed to get warm no not together or else hang out in smokey bars. But t http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Spain/Castile---Leon/Burgos/blog-280458.html Natalie here...We arrived in Burgos on the 11th...just in time to celebrate my 33rd in style I was worried I would be stuck with a grocery store sandwich in a teeny tiny hilltown somewhere for my celebration dinner so I was excited when we made the decision to go to Burgos. We arrived in the afternoon and when I saw the grand cathedral in the plaza I knew I would be in for some good food in http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Spain/Castile---Leon/Burgos/blog-276137.html Even if a toe LOOKS dead it probably isnt and it would hurt more to cut it off The difference between wheat and barley It is possible to sleep quite comfortably on a garage floor when you liberate some garden furniture cushions from the flashy terrace upstairs Snoring echos MUCH louder in a church You shouldnt just randomly pick a country to come from because the next person you meet w http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Spain/Castile---Leon/Burgos/blog-274226.html Text in English belowDejar aparcadas de momento las entradas para Austria.Acabo de regresar de hacer el camino de Santiago en bicicleta y de eso es de lo que quiero hablar ahora.Quera salir de viaje salir de casa ir a algn sitio algo. A partir de febrero probablemente no pueda marchar as que ste era el momento.Dinero poco y ganas muchas. Viajar en bicicleta se me antoj la mejor manera http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Spain/Castile---Leon/Burgos/blog-239693.html Jason and Kirstyn took care of the driving today and we played cards in the back.. itrsquos a hard life. Our first stop was Penafiel in the heart of the Ribera Del Duero wine region. We parked the van and had a luxurious picnic in a local park before visiting the wine museum located inside an old hilltop castle which is oddly shaped like a large ship. Everything was in Spanish with no Englis http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Spain/Castile---Leon/Burgos/blog-207249.html