We began our meseta day at 4:30am. Walking with James, Daniel and Carson was good fun. We had pitstops for cafe con leche and hot cocoa, which each cost 1.30€.
We planned the day to be rather short hiking-wise so we could have a little time to explore the city of Leon. Leon is a city of 130,000. It was once home to a roman military base, which was conquered by the Visigoth, Moor and finally Christian forces.
The cathedral of Leon is has really amazing history. Only 5,000 people lived in the town when it was built. There are three major cathedrals built after the moors were pushed out of Spain, and this is one of them. It cost us 5€ to see inside, but the beauty of the stained glass windows was well worth the visit. A lot of the church is currently under restoration by a team from Germany.
We walked the entire city, or so it felt. We went to 3 different churches, San Marcos square, a super fun park full of birds:-) and a bank that is held inside a Gaudi building.
Food in a bigger city seems like it would be the best, but you have to start with the correct timing. If you are trying to find food in a restaurant, siesta is a tough time to go. We have learned about keebob, a middle eastern food kind of like a gyro, except with ketchup and cucumber sauce/ranch dressing. For dinner, we splurged and got the pilgrims menu. It was paella and roasted chicken with flan for dessert. Yum!!!!
Ice cream with toothpaste is something we don't have at home. I ordered a natural frozen yogurt with nutella, and it came with a travel size toothpaste. So strange but smart!!!!
We had a great day in Leon and will be back again...
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