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Our hotel riMboMbin, Burgos
Rest day today. Got up in time for breakfast at 10am at our hotel bar riMboMbin.
Walked around the old city streets then over the bridge for coffee and pastries. Next we walked up the San Miguel hill to the Castillo.
The Castle of Burgos was a castle and alcázar, located in the city of Burgos, on the hill of San Miguel, 75 m above the city and 981 meters above the sea.
During the French occupation, the June 15, 1813, the French army decided to leave the Castle of Burgos, and they destroyed it with explosives. The explosion resulted in the almost total destruction of all the castle grounds. At present it still remains in ruins.
It is free to visit the Cathedral on Tuesday from 4:30 to 6:30pm. We lined up at 4:20pm with our Camino friends; Lee, Leanne, Anne, Susan, for tickets. It is a French Gothic Cathedral of St. Mary, whose 3 main doorways are flanked by ornamented bell towers. Inside is the Chapel of Condestable, decorated with figures of saints, and the tomb of El Cid (Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar), the 11th-century military commander.
We watched the clock chime 5pm. The Papamoscas clock with articulated statue of the builder opens his mouth to give the chiming of the hours.
An interesting Chapel is the Condestable Capilla of (general) Pedro Fernandez de Velasco and his wife Mencia are burried. Mencia wanted equality for women so one side is decorated with male themes and the other side with women.
We had dinner in Plaza Mayor with our Camino friends Lee (Gold Coast) and Leanne (Sydney) from Australia. Lee is 85 years old and someone she met on the Camino started a FaceBook blog on her "Lee Barker walking the Camino".
Back to our hotel bar for drinks.
Walked around the old city streets then over the bridge for coffee and pastries. Next we walked up the San Miguel hill to the Castillo.
The Castle of Burgos was a castle and alcázar, located in the city of Burgos, on the hill of San Miguel, 75 m above the city and 981 meters above the sea.
During the French occupation, the June 15, 1813, the French army decided to leave the Castle of Burgos, and they destroyed it with explosives. The explosion resulted in the almost total destruction of all the castle grounds. At present it still remains in ruins.
It is free to visit the Cathedral on Tuesday from 4:30 to 6:30pm. We lined up at 4:20pm with our Camino friends; Lee, Leanne, Anne, Susan, for tickets. It is a French Gothic Cathedral of St. Mary, whose 3 main doorways are flanked by ornamented bell towers. Inside is the Chapel of Condestable, decorated with figures of saints, and the tomb of El Cid (Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar), the 11th-century military commander.
We watched the clock chime 5pm. The Papamoscas clock with articulated statue of the builder opens his mouth to give the chiming of the hours.
An interesting Chapel is the Condestable Capilla of (general) Pedro Fernandez de Velasco and his wife Mencia are burried. Mencia wanted equality for women so one side is decorated with male themes and the other side with women.
We had dinner in Plaza Mayor with our Camino friends Lee (Gold Coast) and Leanne (Sydney) from Australia. Lee is 85 years old and someone she met on the Camino started a FaceBook blog on her "Lee Barker walking the Camino".
Back to our hotel bar for drinks.
View of the city from Burgos Castle
Reliefs of historic structures in old city Burgos
Iglesia San de Esteban
Cathedral of St Mary, Burgos 13th - 18th Century
Cathedral of St Mary, Burgos
Emblem of Burgos
Castillo Burgos
Original Fresco, Cathedral of St Mary, Burgos
Capilla de San Juan, Cathedral of St Mary, Burgos
14th - 18th Century
One of the many Capillas in Cathedral of St Mary, Burgos
The Papamoscas clock with articulated statue that opens his mouth to give the chiming of the hours.
The Papamoscas clock with articulated statue that opens his mouth to give the chiming of the hours.
Camino friends: Anne, Susan, Lee, Leanne, Ron
Camino friends: Lee, Anne, Susie, Ron, Leanne
Chapel of St Ana, Burgos Cathedral
Burgos Cathedral Silver Chariot
Equality for women.
One of the chapels inside the Burgos cathedral. In this one the Condestable (general) Pedro Fernandez de Velasco and his wife Mencia are burried. Mencia wanted equality for women so one side is decorated with male themes and the other side with women.
Chapel Condestable of (general) Pedro Fernandez de Velasco and his wife Mencia. She wanted equality for women so one side is decorated with male themes and the other side with women.
The Santiago Camino paths
Dinner with Australian Camino friends Leanne and Lee.
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