Walking the Camino de Santiago
After breakfast we explored the central part of the city of Burgos, waiting for the Cathedral to open. Along the way, we saw this young lady up on a wall. She is, I believe, Saint Catherine of Alexandria (not to be confused with Saint Catherine of Siena, whose feast is this week). In the early fourth century, at the age […]
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Here, Eamon takes a moment to contemplate his breakfast churros. After waiting around for the place to open, it did not disappoint. I have a distinct memory of the first time I ate churros in Spain, and how utterly delightful they were, warm and dipped in chocolate. I’m not entirely certain if it was here or a little later on […]
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This relief is one of thousands of images on the exterior of the Gothic masterpiece that is the Cathedral of Burgos. I found this particular one haunting. Despite the wear and ruin of centuries, you can still see the character in the face. This is a person, not some iconic image. You could see this person on the streets today […]
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This might just be one of my favourite gargoyles ever, located on the façade of Burgos Cathedral. It certainly provided for some silly humour on a cold morning. Date: 13 April 2013Place: Burgos (Province of Burgos, Castilla y León, Spain)Today started: Burgos (Province of Burgos, Castilla y León, Spain)
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This fountain, with its statue of the Blessed Virgin with Child, stands in the center of Plaza Santa María just in front of Burgos Cathedral, which is also dedicated to her. The full name of the church is the Santa Iglesia Basílica Catedral Metropolitana de Santa María de Burgos. That’s quite a mouthful, and probably the reason most everybody just […]
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Another view of Plaza Santa María. Here Eamon and Viola are chatting while we wait for our breakfast place to open. The nice things about starting early are the quality of light, the quiet, and ultimately a day that ends sooner. The bad bits include the occasional lack of café con leche! I just love the old city center of […]
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This is the view looking down on part of the plaza from above. Through that narrow gap by the Cathedral entrance, you can see another plaza, which I believe is the Plaza Rey San Fernando. This photo only shows part of the plaza – Eamon and Viola are just off camera to the right, waiting near the place we will […]
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Eamon, Viola, and I spent some time wandering around the plaza in front of the cathedral, taking in the sights and waiting for someplace to open for breakfast. The cathedral is sort of built into the side of a hill, so the plaza is about two stories below the sidewalk that runs behind the cathedral. The two levels of this […]
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There doesn’t seem to be any way to access this particular door to the Cathedral of Burgos. It’s well above the ground level immediately in front of it, and the sidewalk that passes behind the cathedral here is raised, almost like a bridge, over the chasm in front of the door. Anybody coming out of this door had better be […]
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We spent the night at the giant municipal albergue in Burgos, just down the block from the cathedral. We left at dawn, and mere minutes later this was our view of the magnificent cathedral complex. Glorious! I think this might be tied with Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome as my favourite cathedral building. Date: 13 April 2013Place: Burgos (Province of […]
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