After much discussion we decided that our best plan of action was to take the bus to Burgos and then on to Leon. Our reasoning is that we are running out of time travelling at our current pace and we are not even half way! So.. a bus it is! :-)
We arrived in Burgos at 10:30ish, by the time we got our packs and found the ticket office we had missed the morning bus to Leon. Next bus today was not until 17:20. We decided to stay the night here, bought our tickets to Leon on tomorrow's 10:30 bus and went to find the Municipal albergue. We headed towards the Cathedral and after getting direction help from two very nice business men, headed over the bridge smack dab into a cycling race! Sponsor cars, tons of bikes, promo stuff, music, crowds, a gazillion police! Definitely a big event! We asked a policeman for directions however he could not help us as he was not from Burgos! Guess they brought in resources from outside the city.
We did get directions, and climbed around barricades, through crowds, up stairs and around the cathedral. Found the albergue and our first backpack lineup! The deal is that if you arrive before the albergue is open you leave your pack in a line to reserve your spot. Today we were 44 & 45 of 150 beds. We arrived about 11:35 or so and the albergue opened at 12. So we wait! Apparently the cafe across the street must have an issue with tired pilgrims as their sign said "no siesta"! :-) There was also a guy with the coolest backpack carrier!
Best price for a bed to date - 5€! Found our beds, unloaded and then off to explore. I did pop into the church part of the cathedral but am offically cathedralled out! So am sitting in a cafe with a cervesa while Sandra has gone into tour. :-)
Laundry is done! Time to explore... headed towards the castle however after halfway decided I really wasn't interested in climbing any more stairs today, so plan B. Headed back down the hill and found "the hub". Lots of tour groups and pilgrims. Some locals but still to early for dinner. Found Sandra and we did a little food shopping and then beer. We chatted to a couple from Ireland and I ate the most amazing tapas! I took pictures to see if I can recreate them at home! Soooooo good! :-) Then we found a pizza joint and ate the worst piece of pizza ever! I did finish it though! Got a picture of two young girls with a huge jar of Nutella.
We did a bit of a walk, got some interesting people photos, found a glass of wine and then bed!
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