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Friday, October 10, 2025

Astorga 🇪🇸✨…

Stuart and I had a lovely trip to the charming Spanish town of #Astorga today.


A stunning Cathedral and an equally incredible Episcopal Palace designed by Gaudí — both absolutely breathtaking!


Well worth a visit if you’re in the neighbourhood. 


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Thursday, October 09, 2025

León…

Stuart & I headed east — a bit — to #León, one of the most popular starting points of #ElCaminoDeSantiago 🥾 


This city stuns with its Cathedral (incredible stained glass ✨), the Royal Pantheon of San Isidoro (serious Sistine Chapel vibes 🎨), and Gaudí’s Casa Botines — aka the House of the Dragons 🐉


All absolutely beautiful. Oh, and the beer’s cheap too! 🍺😄


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Tuesday, October 07, 2025

Santiago (for the Rest)…

Today Stuart & I had a bit of a rest day - took in a museum (thank you David for the steer to the museum of Galician culture & it’s Baroque triple spiral staircase), did some souveniring, and sat in a cafe (and then a bar) to watch the El Camino trekking world go by.

Goodness, after a couple of hours I really wanted to wrap some of those Nordic walking sticks round a few necks! 😅 


@MuseoPoboGalego #triplespiralstaircase 

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