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What's the Story Here? Saints conquering sinners? Spain's victory over the hordes from Africa? Turns out the foot belongs to Santa Catalina. He has no arms or legs, completely at her mercy. |
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Astorga's Gaudi At the bus stop, this mural depicted hundreds of years of Astorga history. The cathedral reflected Gaudi's style in its structure and its stained glass. A smaller version, like practice, for his grand finale, the basilica in Barcelona. |
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Lunch By now, I was a much braver traveler, and I wandered around Astorga on my own looking for a place to eat. As I didn't know exactly what I was looking for, I just finally said, "OK, this place." I walked in, and pointed at something in the front case. Without really knowing anything, I thought maybe they used the prepped food in the front case as a sort of menu, so I just pointed at something, and, quite contrary to what I was pointing at, I asked for paella. The guy/owner/person almost rolled his eyes, but he went into the back room, piled a bowl full of rice and stew and stuff and brought it back and lifted his eyebrows. So much the eyes can speak! I took the bowl, sat down and nearly licked it clean. |