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The Leon's Share

A vista from between Mansilla and Leon. Crossing the walls to Leon’s old city. A street fair viewed from another section of Roman walls. Gaudi’s Casa Botines (r) and Leon’s seat of provincial government from the same section of wall. One of my phone’s camera lenses

Hands-On Experience

Looking back on the way out of Moratinos. The chapel from an old monastery approaching Sahagun. The monastery’s former gate. Passing through Sahagun. I took an alternate route after Sahagun, opting to branch off at a town called Calzada del Coto to follow the Roman road. That put me

(Kansas Voice) Carrion de Los Condes

A little chapel on the way out of Fromista: The portal of Santa Maria la Blanca in Villacazar de Sirga: Some sort of tower on the way out of Villacazar: What appear to be municipal silos on the way into Carrion de Los Condes, where I put up. After feeling

A Little Whining

Leaving Castrojeriz involved walking up a massive hill pretty promptly. Here's a view back at the city on the way up. Here is the way west on the other side of a little meseta. Bridge and view from bridge heading towards Itero de la Vega Canal lock outside

Happy Birthday Brett Anderson, I Guess

This is what I get for being this way. Here are some charming cows I saw on the way into San Juan de Ortega on Friday. Burgos is big enough that even before you hit its suburbs, there is a fairly dense collection of villages surrounding it. I stayed in

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