Farewell to Leon

As we made our way back from our supper of raciness we stopped at a cake shop, and the boys again had chocolate con churros, and I had chocolate and a flaky pasty thing - this really could be a food blog!  

I haven't actually said where we are staying.  It is the Parador in San Marcos Square.  It was the monastery next to the church,and is now a hotel.  It is also not the most expensive hotel in Leon, but is is one of the most beautiful places the boys and I have ever stayed in.  The cloisters are open to hotel guests, and they are an oasis of cool, calm and quiet in the middle of the heat, hustle and bustle of a major city like Leon. 

 We all slept very well and woke refreshed, and ready for breakfast ,which was included in the price.  It was delicious, and so much choice.  We then checked out and walking past was our Chica Loca, on her way out of the city.  She kindly took a picture of us by the pilgrim statue, and we hope to see each other again in Astorga in a couple of days' time.  

We then walked to the bus station, to catch the bus to our next stop, Hospital de Orbigo.  That turned into a bit of an ordeal, as we missed the first bus, because it wasn't signed, nor did it have the number on it.  The next bus was 1 1/2 hours later, and it was all a bit confusing, with a women shouting at me that we were not getting on the right bus, and another saying that we shouldn't be taking our  backpacks on the bus.  Fortunately, we were on the right bus, and the driver told us to keep our backpacks with us.   45 minutes later, the driver dropped us off in Hospital de Orbigo and we were sort of lost.  We were rescued by a kind man who walked us to the Albergue San Miguel, which is serene and beautiful.  Because it was already past 2pm, we had to find a bar to eat in, so the boys decided to cook dinner tonight - they are trying their hand at soap castellana.  

Photos of the chocolate in Leon, the cloister and pilgrim statue at the Parador San Marcos, the bridge at Hospital de Orbigo (one of the longest medieval bridges still in existence), and the  Albergue