Forgot to mention that on the last day in Barcelona we took the hop on bus up to the top of the mountain and rode the cable car down wheeeeee!!! It landed right on the beach area and then we walked along the causeway forever, stopped for beer and tapas and watched the American Cup trials. John was thrilled to see that as he is or was an avid sailor. We also stopped for lunch at a bistro on the beach. Took the train the next day for Pamplona.
Oh what a unique place Pamplona is. Our hotel was right down in the old town just steps from everything. So far the hotel is the nicest room we’ve had. A large room which is unusual for Europe but a large bathroom as well. Great bar in the lobby with tapas and beer and wine of course. Everywhere is tapas and pastries unfortunately I have come down with a cold and I just don’t have an appetite. That was very sad as I want to try them all.
We retraced John’s path thru town and saw his Albergie where he stayed when doing the Camino Santiago and had a another wine where he ate. We followed the Camino clam shells on his path. Took pictures at the gates where he went thru. It’s so medieval and so social at the same time. There was a market going on so went there instead of our usual jewelry stalls there was cheese stalls almost all goat cheese!! Tried them all and bought some home to have with our wine. The next day we toured a bull ring, had our pictures taken running with the bulls and had a great lunch at the famous restaurant called Café Iruna, which was frequented by Ernest Hemmingway!
Left the next morning by train for Burgos, which is another 16th century town with wide streets and squares surrounded by outdoor tapas bars and restaurants and the most elaborate churches I’ve ever seen. We retraced John’s steps thru the town to the bars he ate at and the hotel he took there so he could get caught up on his sleep.
The best things about the towns here is that every night the people come out around 8pm and visit and eat. The whole place is hopping, most restaurants kitchens don’t even open till 7 or 8 for dinner. This is our last night here so we will go down for a nice dinner by the river. Weather has been lovely, sunny and warm most days. Our hotel is just minutes from the bus depot as tomorrow we take a bus to Leon. We also took a little bus around town and up the mountain the views were awesome and we were his only passengers so he gave us a little extra history lesson.
Burgos Cathedral and Dot with some churros.
Fantastic.
Your trip sounds fantastic! So happy you got to share your Camino experiences with Aunt Dot!
It was Margaret. Funny that Belfast was a highlight. That surprised us.