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

6 September 2015, Sunday, Stage 13, San Juan de Ortega to Burgos GPS: 16.32 miles, 5 hours 42 minutes moving, leave 0800 arrive 1710 with 1 hour 20 min. lunch stop. Fitbit: 16.89 miles, 50 stairs, Steps 37,983; 71 degrees We leave La Henera at 8:00 a.m. The church bells are tolling as we walk by. It is going to be a long day to Burgos. We start walking along the wooded valley. It is a lovely, cool, crisp morning and I have light gloves on. We descend a little into Ages and have the most wonderful breakfast. People leaving say the chocolate croissants are to die for. But we opt for the generous empanadas filled with bacon, potato and vegetables. It is the recipe of the proprietor's mother and grandmother and delicious. We also had ... read more

We are now fully on the schedule and direction of the workshop. Today's focus was on a tour of Burgos. Burgos is a city of about 200,000 people with a substantial history from ancient times through Ferdinand and Isabella to modern times. Yes, Columbus was here too, after his second voyage. He had to come here because the king and queen weren't going to travel to meet him! We began this morning meeting Pilar, a local guide, who explained various sights on a walking tour of the old city. We started with a Gothic city gate that leads into a large square by the Burgos Cathedral. This gate is on the modern Camino and has been such for centuries. It is almost across the street from the hotel and leads directly to the cathedral, identified as ... read more

Up early and ready to climb. Leaving our Pension we saw Dominick, the gentleman from France, riding by. I called out his name and he stopped to chat. We were all heading to Burgos and staying the the same hotel. We made plan to meet for dinner. Today the weather was overcast with a threat of rain. We headed out and were hiking our bikes just leaving the city. Fortunately, it was a short climb. Once at the top we rode a platue for quite awhile. We stopped in the town St Juan del Ortega for breakfast. It's population said 20. The cathedral was beautiful and the cafe had delicious food and coffee. After that it was a gradual down ward descend into Burgos. Only 25 miles today. Burgos is a very large city. We spent ... read more

Today we took in the delights of Burgos. yesterday was the last day of a festival and the crowds were choking our progress.....so we joined in. The boulevard of stalls along the riverside sold traditional dolce (sweets), cakes, a variety of cheeses from a variety of animals, cured meats, weapons, yes weapons, and a range of artifacts and authentic souvenirs made in Pakistan and China. Jewellery and leather goods were also available and were local. All the stall holders wore traditional attire enhancing the markets theme. Knights of some persuasion on horses paraded and damsels wander the streets. It was a great night of colour, sights, traditional music and an exotic blend of food smells; sensory overload. We started today with a sleep in until 9am and after a shower we went downstairs for a breakfast ... read more

Hi Folks, this is my thurd try to get you infomation on my trip. I am hoping phitos come through.... read more