Category: Photo of the Day 2016

Like many medieval cities, Burgos is full of these lovely hidden courtyards, sometimes accessible only through covered archways. This one is by no means atypical, though I did find it particularly pretty. The streets are a bit of a labyrinth, particularly when the buildings are tall enough and close enough that you cannot orient yourself on the Cathedral. Date: 12 […]

This weird method of tree grafting may be seen throughout Castilla y León. Not sure why it’s so popular. One can only assume that these trees look better once their leaves come in. Date: 12 April 2016 Place: Burgos (Castilla y León, Spain)

Did I mention you can see the Cathedral everywhere? Well, you pretty much can. I’ll say this – despite the mazy winding of the medieval streets and the random, hidden courtyards, it’s extremely difficult to actually get lost in central Burgos. You can always find your way to the Cathedral. Date: 12 April 2016 Place: Burgos (Castilla y León, Spain)

After touring the Cathedral and having a bit of lunch, Francine rested in the albergue while I popped across the river to the Post Office. I mailed home a number of postcards and a box of accumulated souvenirs and “things I’m unlikely to use again on this Camino”. This beautiful bit of stained glass is on the ceiling. It’s amazing […]

El Cid was a medieval Spanish nobleman, military leader, and subject of song and story. His real name was Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, and he lived from about 1040 to 1099. He received his nickname from the Moors, probably from the original Arabic al-Sayyid meaning The Master (Doctor Who fans take note). The heroic and tragic songs and stories of […]

This is why we can’t have nice things: the shop is closed. This shop, with its English-language name, is located in the medieval center of Burgos. Across the street is a frozen yogurt parlour named Smöoy. I’ve no idea what language that’s meant to be. Date: 12 April 2016 Place: Burgos (Castilla y León, Spain)

We are walking through the drizzle down a side street away from the Cathedral in pursuit of the large and well-appointed Albergue Municipal de Burgos. Just before reaching our destination, I turned around and snapped this photo. The Cathedral dominates the view, as it does from almost everywhere in the old medieval city. Date: 12 April 2016 Place: Burgos (Castilla […]

This is the last of the photos I will post of the interior of Burgos Cathedral from our tour this day. We end, appropriately, with a model of the Cathedral that can be found in the museum. Date: 12 April 2016 Place: Burgos (Castilla y León, Spain)

Burgos Cathedral is monumental, with side chapels, sacristies, choirs, crypts, a cloister, and a museum. We spent a good chunk of the day inside, and we didn’t see nearly all of it. I took more than 400 photos, of which I restricted myself to twenty in this series. To see all of them, click here. Date: 12 April 2016 Place: […]

Burgos Cathedral is monumental, with side chapels, sacristies, choirs, crypts, a cloister, and a museum. We spent a good chunk of the day inside, and we didn’t see nearly all of it. I took hundreds of photos. I will be posting a small representative sample here. Date: 12 April 2016 Place: Burgos (Castilla y León, Spain)