Leon At The Parador
First a short history of Leon…….
The year is 68 Ad. You own a small chariot manufacturing & maintenance company. You hear a rumbling sound and you peer outside. You see hundreds of good looking Italians on horses wearing full battle shields and what appears to be red hair shaped into a Mohawk cut on all of their heads. Upon further inspection, you see someone at the front carrying a sign with the vertical letters SPQR. FEAR enters your heart as you now realize you are gaping at the 7th Roman Legion entering your fair city and you now wonder how you are going to learn the Italian language.
But wait…..you are a chariot maker….now thoughts enter your mind such as: 1. I think I can switch my chariot business from peace time production to war time production. 2. I will need additional capital to do this. 3. I need a new business plan that will convince the greedy bankers. 4. Visions of retro fitting current stock to have side mounted catapult launchers. 5. Visions of an endless stream of Denaris rolling in.
All kidding aside, Leon is one beautiful city. It really was home to the Roman 7th and I believe 10th Legions. The Parador, like you have seen in the movie “The Way”, is magnificent and we felt the time was right for a little pampering as we approach our 300 mile mark. Beautiful room, incredible surroundings and a much appreciated day of rest.
We hope that these photos give you an idea of what these Paradors are like.
The Cathedral In Leon
So magnificent. A lady told us that the cathedral has 1500 stained glass windows! We are definitely coming back here to spend an entire day touring this cathedral
Mike & Angie On The Camino de Santiago 
WOW there are no words for the beauty.
Happy Mothers Day Angie.
Love you both
May 12, 2013 at 2:48 pm
Hi Mike and Angie!
We have red your blog daily if WiFi has been available at albergue. It is almost some kind of camino ritual to us… 🙂 Nice to hear that you solved the knee problem. Keep going!
We arrived to Santiago yesterday and got the compostelas. Awesome. Almost last 100 km was an unexpected struggle with a flu. Not so fun.
We will continue our camino to Finisterre soon.
Buen camino!
Tom and Suvi
(‘Roncesvalles/Finland)
May 12, 2013 at 3:02 pm
Simply gorgeous…..a little jealousy creeped in. Love the pictures and the history.
Happy Mothers’ Day Angie.
Love, Mo
May 12, 2013 at 3:21 pm
What beautiful pictures! Mike, your beginning narrative had the “hook” to make the reader want more to read : ) I can’t believe 300 miles of walking! Impressed doesn’t even come close to my feelings about your journey. Enjoy the pampering! Happy Mother’s Day, Angie!
Love, Mar
May 12, 2013 at 3:26 pm
Happy Mothers day Angela. I can’t believe 300 Mi wow what a journey ! the pictures are beautiful glad another day of rest is coming up Love, Mom
May 12, 2013 at 8:07 pm
Dear Mike and Angie,
Awesome, I am enjoying my “armchair” trip on the Camino. I will have to do it
someday. Happy Mother’s Day, Angie. Kay
May 12, 2013 at 10:24 pm
Happy Mother’s Day, Angie! I hope you pampered your tootsies today. Enjoy your rest and then carry on, girlfriend! Mike, I’m loving your posts!
May 13, 2013 at 3:56 am
We love your posts. Thank you for taking the time to do it..300 miles, WOW. Beth & Bill
May 13, 2013 at 4:05 pm
OMG! 300 miles! We’re so proud of you. Marie & Laryy
May 13, 2013 at 5:03 pm
What a special day. Beautiful pictures, thank you. Keep on keeping on:) Pamela
May 13, 2013 at 11:55 pm