http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Castile-Leon/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , Spain , Castile & León en-us Fri, 01 Jan 2010 21:41:42 +0000 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 21:41:42 +0000 Hey everyoneYesterday it snowed in Guardo for the first time this winter Everyone has told us that last year it started snowing in mid October and throughout the winter there were particularly heavy snowfalls so the snow has arrived in Guardo quite late in comparison to last year. This fall in Guardo was unusually warm and sunny for the most part so I'm still bracing myself for the colder we http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Castile-Leon/Palencia/blog-457561.html En la montaa leonesa ... http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Castile-Leon/Le-n/blog-452887.html Hola a todosI went to Salamanca for this past Halloween weekend where I met up with six other auxiliares in my program. Five of them are working at schools in Palencia capital and one is working in the Basque Country in Vitoria. I had met most of them at my orientation in Madrid and had visited one my friend Brooke in Valladolid the weekend before she is living in Valladolid a much larger http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Castile-Leon/Salamanca/blog-450508.html On Wednesday 7.10.09 we woke up in the monastary in Len at 5.45am as everyone was getting up early No chance of a sleep in. I stayed in bed as long as possible the only motivation for getting up being the 7am breakfast. It was raining lightly and we prepared ourselves for that but soon enough came the thunder and heavy rain We had meant to have a look around town at the cathedral and so on http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Castile-Leon/blog-444092.html Romantic weekend in Segovia castles churches and...military bandsMusic Goin' to Acapulco Calexico Jim James versionSegovia about 30 mins northwest of Madrid by bullettrain definitely deserves its status as a UNESCO World Heritage site. AnneLaure and I went there while she was in Spain for a romantic weekend retreat from the hustle and bustle of the capital...and what a trip Here are http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Castile-Leon/Segovia/blog-443607.html On Saturday 3.10.09 we woke up late 7.30am in our green oasis hostel in Boadilla. No one in our entire 20odd bed room had set an alarm We missed the 7am breakfast but the owner was nice enough to sell us a giant coffee in a bowl again and cake. We got walking around 9am in the thick mist now well and truly in the flat Mesata plains the biggest hill being about 10m high. The mist made fo http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Castile-Leon/Le-n/blog-442899.html I am now in Toledo...Isn't there a song by the name of On my way to ToledoThe Journey from Burgos to Toledo was long...I arrived in the evening and took a night stroll through the narrow streets and plazas and had Paella from Fedeu in the main plaza...Amazing...The stroll was more like a hike...It was great...Later on Toledo...I stopped in the stony hill town of Segovia yesterday to visit the A http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Castile-Leon/Segovia/blog-442882.html Salamanca September 13The following day we made the journey to Salamanca first by metro and then by coach. Salamanca is a university town and is known for speaking the purist Spanish and therefore gets language students from around the world. We arrived there during their week long festivities for their Saints day. There were food stalls and bands playing in the square that created a lively a http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Castile-Leon/Salamanca/blog-442292.html Today and as a matter of fact yesterday and today were Cidiano days Celebrating El Cid of Burgos...There were street fares cafes and restaurants and tapas bars Except restaurants tonight were opened till late the families were roaming the streets...The general atmosphere of the city was very celebratory...The Burgosians love their El Cid...They refer to him as Mio Cid My lord...I ch http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Castile-Leon/Burgos/blog-442129.html On Wednesday we woke up around 8am a sleep in for us after a good nights rest in the Burgos hotel. We packed up checked out of the hotel and ventured out to meet up with Sarah who had caught up to go together to see the Burgos cathedral. It was huge and very impressive Angi then had a few chores to do around Burgos so she left me waiting at a cafe writing in my diary drinking coffee tryin http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Castile-Leon/Palencia/blog-441803.html On Sunday we were quite sad to leave the lovely hostel in Santo Domingo so we left a bit later than usual. It was only 24km this incredibly is now a relatively small distance to Belorado so we werent concerned about hurrying. It was also foggy all morning so it was great walking weather. The road was good a flat dirt road for most of the day. Unfortunatly the land was very flat with few tre http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Castile-Leon/Burgos/blog-440834.html We went to Segovia and it was Beautiful We saw a Castle called Patronato del Alcazar and it was amazing. I think lunch was my favorite part though because we ate pig...but this wasnrsquot any other kind of pork...this was tender juicy baby pig that was brought out whole and then the waiter chopped it up into 6 pieces with a plate. After the pieces were cut he tossed the plate on the floor http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Castile-Leon/Segovia/blog-439597.html Hi once againI am not sure where to start ... there seems so many things I would love to share with you all. Do I start with dinner at Rabanal with the Canon from Westminster Abbey or the fact that Rabanal was the end of a very hard day of wlaking... easy kms but agony as my left calf muscle was really tight yues I cried a lot but as is often the case reached down deep and called on all my i http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Castile-Leon/Astorga/blog-438527.html Dear family and friendsI've included my pictures from Palencia here as promised. I was really glad I decided to spend the night there and take in more of the city before all of my roommates arrived. It was really charming. A guy in a store told me that Palencia is one of the top cities in Spain in terms of most green space within its city limits.I'm including pictures of our apartment and more http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Castile-Leon/Palencia/blog-438397.html We spent six hours in the car heading across Spain. At 3pm we arrived in Segovia a small town just North of Madrid. It is famous for it's enchanting Alcazar and Aqueduct. When driving in from baron surroundings it is a sight to see. The Alcazar built for former kings is just like the castle at Disneyland perched on the top of a hill. The town is surrounded by a fortress wall which adds to it http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Castile-Leon/Segovia/blog-437116.html Dear family and friendsI've now been in Guardo Spain for about a week and a half and it's definitely time for an update After a marathon of a journey from Washington to London to Madrid and then on to Palencia and Guardo via train and bus I arrived in Guardo on Friday morning September 4th. I stayed in a hotel on the edge of town for 4 nights while I searched for an apartment. This was prett http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Castile-Leon/blog-436783.html Hola from Carrion de los ContesSo many days and I am having problems knowing exactly where I am Yes after three days of hard wlaking chick and I are now in the lovely town of carrion etc. We have walked 90kms in the last three days... all of them very different with just the heat the long dry stretches in commonWe left Burgos early and walked for many kms before reaching alittle vilage we th http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Castile-Leon/Le-n/blog-435735.html Hello everyone. I am finding it quite difficult to get internet access on the trail where I can upload photos. I have decided that I am going to just update on Facebook to save me time. I have upload at least 80 pictures there so far plus I update my status whenver I can. I may even see how I can add notes so I can even do a sort of blog on there.If you would like to see the pictures and upd http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Castile-Leon/Burgos/blog-435208.html Hola once more.Tomorrow Chick and I set off for the next stage in our camino experience. I can hardly wait. It was really strange sleeping late this morning and not putting on my boots and walking ages But still I enjoyed a slow day here in beautiful Burgos. I am not a religoius person but like you Karen C. I amd feeling the spiritual side of this whole experience and it was even moreso in our http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Castile-Leon/Burgos/blog-434964.html HolaAfter a teary farewell to my Aussie friends Roger and Rosie last night I tried to sleep knowing that I would be up early this monring for a long hard walk of 20 or so kms to Burgos. Unfortunatley I didn.t get much sleep... maybe too many vinos last night or agian it oculd just be 6 poeple with snorers all in one roomNo worries... I was up early and on the road by 6.45am walking along the http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Castile-Leon/Burgos/blog-434637.html