Today we left Mansilla de las
Mulas after breakfast and headed for León,
Praise God. The weather was sunny and
the way not too long (18-20 km).
It was hard
finding a place for 2 nights, because there’s a children’s Futbol championship here in León, and Monday, the Feast of John the
Baptist, is a national holiday! After
several attempts and the help of a friendly (but full) hostal, we found 2 night
at the Don Suero Hostal, just a few
blocks from the glorious cathedral! (Thank you, God!)
We went to the
6:00 p.m. Mass in the Capilla of the
cathedral. After Mass, we walked around
the Cloister, which was very beautiful!
We went to the
Albergue run by the Benedictine Sisters to get some new credentials, since ours
are running low, but they were out of them, so we’ll have to go back
tomorrow. While at the Albergue, we ate
their “Menú del día” for 9Ԑ. I had
garbanzo soup, cod (hake) fish and salad, wine, bread and “crème” for
dessert—pudding!
Since the Feast of
Sts. Peter and Paul is June 29th, the town is beginning their June
21-30 celebration! This includes the
Running of the Bulls (but we’ll be gone!) and a fair, “XVII Feria Artesania Ciudad de León,” with wonderful, hand-crafted
items! There was also folk dancing by
various area groups: one group included
many ladies who were “over 60,” according to Don!
We went to the
Italian Gelatería for a cone afterwards.
People were very helpful and very kind, Praise God! Thank you, Lord, Angels and Saints, for
helping us find lodging on this very busy weekend!
[N.B. The owner of our Hostal
was not very kind: I asked for a second
glass after we arrived, and he said, “only one ‘vas’ per habitación! That night, we got one from the bar: boo on him!]
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| Oh, my feet! |
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