Today was a rest day in Leon.
I sacked in and had a late breakfast, a chocolate croissant and fresh squeezed orange juice.
After breakfast we toured the Leon Cathedral and the adjacent museum. This is a shot of the front of the Cathedral. They are doing a restoration project on the entrance to the Cathedral.
This is a view from the front door, through the choir enclosure that is in the middle of the church, to the main altar.
This is the altarpiece for the main altar.
This is the altarpiece for the main altar, with the stained glass windows above it.
This particular Cathedral rivals Chartres for the amount and quality of the stained glass windows. They are amazing.
There were a number of side chapels with beautifully painted altarpieces.
This is a stone carving of the crucifixion. Mary Magdalene, the woman to your left of Jesus, is carved so that she seems to be looking right at you. It was spooky.
This is a shot of part of the Cathedral museum.
This is a statute of St. James, or Santiago. Notice the big stick. The representatives of the Catholic Church that I have encountered on this pilgrimage all seem to be holding big sticks in a very threatening way. I am starting to feel very intimidated by the nuns and their yardsticks and now St. James.
This is Our Lady of Justice. Notice she has the scales of justice in one hand and a sword in the other hand. If she weighs you in her scales of justice and finds that you are wanting, she takes off your head with a whack of her sword. That is one tough broad!
This is a flea market that was set up in the town square.
Right next to the flea market was a farmers market.
I wanted to buy a lemon 🍋 to squeeze the juice into my water bladder. The guy who was running the citrus stall gave me a lemon and refused my money and wished me Buen Camino. Wasn’t that nice.
So we were walking around town when we spotted this Burger King. 🍔
On the side of this Burger King was a window. The guy on the motorcycle would go the window and grab bags of Burger King food and deliver it on his motorcycle.
This is a shot of pigeons taking a bath in a fountain before they make their transition to chickens for tonight’s pilgrim dinner.
This is a beautiful fountain in the middle of the town’s main roundabout.
I think this is an attorney’s sign trying to hustle business from people involved in auto accidents.
Texas Boots in Spain. Who would have ever thought of that?
This is my mid afternoon treat. It was sooo good.
It was a very relaxing day in Leon. I am planning on spending another relaxing day in Leon and then on Friday it is back on the Way to Santiago.
I hope everyone is having a great Wednesday.
Good evening from Leon, Spain.
AbeAndMarkontheCamino 