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Leon-Astorga

May 9.  We stayed in Leon, with a side trip to  Astorga, to visit the cathedral built by Gaudi.


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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.  



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