{"id":83959,"date":"2014-04-19T08:59:38","date_gmt":"2014-04-19T15:59:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/one-year-ago-leon-and-francine\/"},"modified":"2014-04-29T08:43:19","modified_gmt":"2014-04-29T15:43:19","slug":"one-year-ago-leon-and-francine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/one-year-ago-leon-and-francine\/","title":{"rendered":"One Year Ago: Le\u00f3n and\u2026 Francine!"},"content":{"rendered":"

(from my journal)<\/p>\n

Le\u00f3n
\n1<\/span>9 April<\/p>\n

In Le\u00f3n after a relatively easy 18km walk, made only slightly more difficult by the fact of walking on sidewalks for much of it.<\/p>\n

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\"Le\u00f3n\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Le\u00f3n\"<\/a><\/p>\n

This is a fantastic city! It’s probably my favourite so far – other than Pamplona of course. Narrow, crooked streets, bursting with life and commerce.<\/p>\n

\"Le\u00f3n\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"A<\/a><\/p>\n

A Lion in Le\u00f3n!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\"Plaza<\/a><\/p>\n

Plaza in front of the Benedictine Albergue (and Hotel)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\"Le\u00f3n\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Le\u00f3n\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The Cathedral is glorious. There’s an audio tour, of course, but unlike Burgos, they haven’t turned it into a museum. The liturgies are obviously still held in the Cathedral’s nave, with every portion fulfilling its intended function. Nor so large or grand as Burgos, it is nevertheless more harmonious and serene.<\/p>\n

And the windows! Light pouring through jewels in harmony and balance. Just joyful.<\/p>\n

\"Santa<\/a><\/p>\n

Santa Mar\u00eda de Le\u00f3n Cathedral<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Santa Mar\u00eda de Le\u00f3n Cathedral – Rose Window<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\n

Francine has arrived!<\/strong> Her first act on arriving in the city was to find two French pilgrims in need of assistance. We assisted them.<\/p>\n

Checked into the hotel attached to the Benedictine convent.<\/p>\n

\"Francine<\/a><\/p>\n

Francine in Le\u00f3n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\"Benedictine<\/a><\/p>\n

Benedictine Convent in Le\u00f3n: Medal of Saint Benedict<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\"Benedictine<\/a><\/p>\n

Benedictine Convent in Le\u00f3n: Medal of Saint Benedict (the other side!)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\"Real<\/a><\/p>\n

Real beds!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Big farewell to my Camino family: drinks then dinner. Tomorrow, Francine and I take a bus about a day forward so her first day of the Camino is not walking through the city and suburbs of Le\u00f3n.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a><\/p>\n

The Big Goodbye in Le\u00f3n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\"Eamon<\/a><\/p>\n

Eamon and I<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\"The<\/a><\/p>\n

All the photos for day 18<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(from my journal) Le\u00f3n 19 April In Le\u00f3n after a relatively easy 18km walk, made only slightly more difficult by the fact of walking on sidewalks for much of it. This is a fantastic city! It’s probably my favourite so far – other than Pamplona of course. Narrow, crooked streets, bursting with life and commerce. A Lion in Le\u00f3n! Plaza […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[40],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-83959","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-camino"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1aGBK-lQb","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":107941,"url":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/tentative-itinerary-for-my-long-camino\/","url_meta":{"origin":83959,"position":0},"title":"Tentative Itinerary for my Long Camino","author":"Thom","date":"09 July 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"is said that no plan survives contact with the enemy. 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