Blogs from Asturias, Spain, Europe - page 3

Sunday, Kathy and I attended Sunday mass the Cocathedral de Santa Maria de La Redonda (now thats a title...how would you like to be the priest and answer the question, "Oh! And where do you work?). The church was built about the 13th century and boasted of an original Michelangelo. Later, we had dinner at a streetside restaurant named Bar_Tolmay. After pointng to several items on the menu that they didnt have, we finally settled on fish and veal. We took a picture of the menu so we could translate it later. Believe me, you don't really want to do that after you have consumed it and paid for it. After some discussion, Kathy and I thought we would try to learn a couple of spanish phrases each day and hopefully would be able to better ... read more

Nice B & B last night, nothing special but very comfortable. My trip is prepaid and some of the accommodations offer 1/2 board or dinner when you arrive and breakfast in the morning. This has been problematic because dinner is NEVER before 8:30. I usually arrive by 4pm, then what? No food all day and wait another 4 hours? So, I started asking can I trade dinner for lunch? You basically get the special of the day at the restaurant which a choice of starter (3 choices) and a 2nd plate of meat, fish or pasta. The standard price is 10 euros, that includes beer or wine. The answer is sure, so I have been eating my main meal between 2 to 4pm instead of 8:30 to 10pm. That is working for me. The walk today ... read more

This day starts with the best breakfast yet, I am the only one in this B & B. but the local folks come here the start their day. All kinds of good stuff to start your day, eggs, french toast, ham cheese, fresh O. J. fruit, toast, home made jam, pastries. The walk is still in what I would call, the Beverly Hills of Spain. What this area must have been like in its prime. The old and sometimes abandoned stone Mansions are so great to see. The rock walls, and iron work around the properties are astounding! There are no highways around, just one lane paved roads and forest trails. This is my very favorite kind of walking. Only nature sounds, cows munching grass, sheep bleating, chickens clucking, geese honking, its perfect walking weather again, ... read more

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The morning starts with rain, but I can see that in the direction I am heading the sky's are clearing. It's not cold the rain is not really bad, the town was small so the Camino was easy to find. Walking without pain is so wonderful, I feel like I am 80% better. Still walking slowly, and the new shoes are helping also. Once again the countryside does not disappoint, small roadways with minor local traffic. As time goes on the clouds begin to separate and more sun appears. Even thou I am used to the beautiful rolling hills, small farms, livestock on the road I still love it. There is a new vista that I have never seen before around every corner, so it's relatively old but new at the same time. On this part ... read more