Blogs from Astorga, Castile & León, Spain, Europe - page 3

Saturday 18th Sept No nap this afternoon and because we arrived in town so early it feels like we have a whole day free. It's amazing! I spent the bulk of the afternoon checking out the Burgos cathedral. Wow! Talk about stunning. It was overwhelming with it's beauty and detail and age. I took heaps of photographs but eventually had to stop as there were just too many beautiful things to capture.  Later we did our standard supermarket shop and then hunted about for dinner.  I had a hard night tonight, emotionally.    But I can't believe the amount of amazing support I got  from everyone. All these wonderful new friends I have made on the camino, they really are so lovely. Tomorrow I think the group will split. It's time for us all to go ... read more

To say the Spaniards have been intrigued by our camping habits would be a substantial understatement. Spanish campsites are on the whole excellently appointed with most boasting outdoor swimming pools and onsite bars and restaurants. For the city dwelling flat loving Spaniard the campsite involves a permanent pitch for their caravan plus attachments and often a number of surrounding permanent standing tents that may act as kitchens or general storage. The campsite is not a base for perhaps local excursions or country walks but somewhere to sit away from the city and watch your fellow campsite dwellers amidst as many of your home comforts that you can feasibly bring. Our two man expedition tent looks more than puny in comparison pitched next door to the locals expansive camping accoutrements. Many eyebrows raised and discouraging glances passed ... read more

Hi!!!! Great weekend overall, even though I got no sleep!!! Friday night I had a blast. For starters, I had had a great day at work. Had my first class all to myself & it went really well. Wow, I had no idea it would feel so good to assign homework! The kids are all really great & I tend to be a people person as it is, so I love that my main job is just to get them to speak. It's challenging because all of the students are at different levels, and some really dominate the class, but I am really focusing on encouraging conversation with each & every student. Now the trick is learning 300 Spanish names... I actually have a lot more class preparation than I thought. I'm supposed to prepare conversation ... read more

Castrillo de los Polvazares, a village built of red stones. ... read more