León to León (9/28)

Sunday, September 28, 2014

Today we arrived on León. Yea we are getting closer to Santiago. Only 208 miles away. Yea! Check out this sign that we saw as we were walking toward León. He will be 70 next month. So cute!

When arrived he heard the sounds of a marching band. We walked toward the cathederal square and yes it was a parade. Lee thought it was in honor of his arrival. No it was the annual San Froian Festival. Everyone in the parade were dressed in colorful medieval costumes representing their region. They carried their tall flag in a leather holster

while they were marching. The flags were about 20 feet high. One man balanced his flag in his mouth. 

Afterwards we checked into our "4 star" hotel. It was great. Did not have to share room or bath with anyone. The bathroom had a huge tub. Wow! Lee was in the bathroom for so long I thought he had fallen asleep. Then it was my turn. I did the same. Even shaved my leg for the first time in 6 weeks. (After all I am a pilgrim). We think we may take a couple more hot baths before we leave. 

Next it was dinner then off to tour the León Cathedral. It was a lot smaller than the Burgous Cathedral but magnificent. It is also referred to as The House of Lights because of the many stained glass windows. Unbelievable. Some were originals dating back to the 12 century. They are constantly repairing snd restoring to try and preserve this beautiful cathedral for many more centuries. 

Then it was back to our room for another hot bath. Hmmmm...