Author: Thom

After a break for the Easter Octave, we’re back! Once we were ensconced in the enormous Burgos municipal albergue, we met up with some of our lost pilgrim friends. I say “lost”, but they are just as likely to say that we were the ones who were lost! This lovely statue of the saint was in a niche in the […]

After our urban deathmarch, this was our first view of the old medieval city center of Burgos. We are definitely dragging by this point, and I want nothing more than a shower, dinner, and a bottle of vino tinto. The wonder that is Burgos would not hit me at once, but grow on me through the next hours. Date: 12 […]

Another reason I immediately fell in love with Burgos: this place. Sadly, it wasn’t open, and considering my failed attempts to find it since, it may be closed for good. Still, who doesn’t love a sports bar named after Bilbo’s home town? Also – it is not a coincidence that a Hobbity photo should be published on this date, the […]

After a considerable time spent wandering through perhaps not the best parts of Burgos, we finally rejoined a marked Camino route near these buildings. We all immediately thought that perhaps they had been designed by a fan of LEGO blocks, as the colours and the construction seemed, shall we say, familiar. Date: 12 April 2013Place: Burgos (Province of Burgos, Castilla […]

Another reason I immediately fell in love with Burgos, despite the grimy neighbourhoods we slogged through: there’s a comic shop! Unfortunately, it was not open when we passed. This was likely because it was Friday during siesta. Attempts to find this shop on Google streetview have thus far been unsuccessful. Date: 12 April 2013Place: Burgos (Province of Burgos, Castilla y […]