Burgos, una ciudad hermosa

Wow, what a day! I woke up at 5:00am to get on the bus that would be taking us on our weekend excursion! Everyone met up bright (well, actually dark) and early then we were on our way to Pamplona…but not before a few stops along the way! Our first stop was in Burgos, a medieval city in Castilla-León (northern Spain), situated on the Río Arlanzón. An important detail in the development of Burgos is that it was (and in fact still is) a main stop for people on El Camino de Santiago de Compostela. We actually ran into some young men from England who were on their way to Santiago de Compostela. There are so many incredible things to see in Burgos: La Catedral de Burgos, La Estatua del Cid Campeador, El Paseo de Epsolón, Las Huelgas Monastery, and many more. The gothic architecture of La Catedral de Burgos is astonishing—it took several hundred years to just build. You can truly feel the history as you walk along the main plaza and El Paseo de Epsolón. To think that the legendary El Cid and his wife are buried in La Catedral de Burgos is somewhat unbelievable to me. We got a guided tour from the remarkable Celestino Ruiz and then we had an hour or so to walk around, and grab a sandwich and a drink. ¡Increíble! My pictures and videos can not do it justice!

Check out my on-the-spot interview of the young men that we met on their way to Santiago de Compostela—they were so much fun to talk to!

CHECK OUT MIS FOTOS!!

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