{"id":12315,"date":"2022-05-08T10:00:11","date_gmt":"2022-05-08T17:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/?p=12315"},"modified":"2023-02-06T11:20:56","modified_gmt":"2023-02-06T19:20:56","slug":"a-day-in-oviedo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/a-day-in-oviedo\/","title":{"rendered":"A Day in Oviedo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

T<\/span>oday we\u2019re spending the day in the beautiful and delightful city of Oviedo. Sunday Mass at the cathedral – a stunning and majestic edifice constructed over the course of eight centuries. Somehow the succession of different architectural styles of the centuries blend into a harmonious whole.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For breakfast I indulged in my typical Camino breakfast of caf\u00e9 con leche and a type of chocolate croissant, which in Spain is called a Napolitana. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We walked around and explored the old city center, eventually settling in at an outdoor caf\u00e9 for lunch. The city is an absolute delight, though it tilted the scales by having a festival today, complete with parades, music, and people dancing in the plazas. The festival apparently celebrates a successful uprising against the occupying French in 1808. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s siesta now in the heat of the day, so we\u2019ve returned to the hotel to do our laundry and ready our packs for tomorrow\u2019s walk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This evening\u2019s quest will be to obtain our first stamps on our pilgrim passports. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Date:<\/strong> 08 May 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Place:<\/strong> Oviedo (Principality of Asturias, Spain)<\/p>\n\n\n\n