León

Yesterday and today we were 21st century pilgrims, aka "tourgrims". We took a bus ahead to León and checked into a very nice hotel. Such sacrifice and suffering! We met up with Nathan, Ali, and Susan and had a very nice dinner.

Today we toured the cathedral in León. While not as large as the cathedral in Burgos, it has unbelievable stained glass windows. The light fills the cathedral and draws your eyes toward heaven. Really, words and photos fall so inadequately short of describing it. You have to experience it. 

León is a great city, with all of the modern conveniences. I was able to replace my broken reading glasses with these beauties, and have my too rapidly growing beard trimmed. It was a treat to sit in an actual barbers chair and be pampered a bit. I miss barbers. I will have to find one to go to once I get home. It is amazing to see how life unfolds in Spanish cities. Most stores don't open particularly early, and between 2:30 and 3:00 they all shut down for siesta for 3 hours. It's like an episode of the Twilight Zone to be walking through abandoned city streets in the middle of the day. No people, no traffic. Then at 9:00 pm the streets become alive. It seems like everybody comes out to eat, drink, and socialize. The side streets are crowded with people. It is such fun. Tomorrow we bus out of León (no desire to walk through the urban areas) then walk to Hospital de Orbigo. It is suppose to be HOT tomorrow. So it goes.