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| The streets of Burgos, Spain |
Expenses (in euros):
Coffee, 4
Hostel, 5
Groceries, 4
Tapas and wine, 17
Total: 30
The last 10km of today's 22km hike wasn't my favourite stretch of the Camino - an arrow straight section of busy road leading into Burgos, bordered on either side by factories, warehouses, big box stores and other commercial/industrial gewgaw. I'm only telling you this so you might share in the surprise of my next revelation - Burgos takes the cake for our favourite large-ish city on the Camino (so far, at least).
The streets of Burgos are a wanderer's paradise - a maze of picture perfect cobblestone streets and squares lined with historic buildings and connected by impressive archways. Banners hung from the occasional building announced that Burgos has been chosen by The New York Times as Spain's top tourist destination for 2013. As if that were not enough, the town has also been named Spain's 2013 gastronomical capital.
Though most Spanish people wait until 8pm or later to begin enjoying tapas, our empty bellies lead us to hit the restaurants at the early hour of 4pm. As siesta was just ending, we had the luck of being able to observe which spots were popular with the locals. We ended up choosing a cozy looking restaurant on a narrow street off one of the main squares. The cost were very reasonable (especially for Burgos where we noticed many of the restaurants charge 4-star prices), the portions where a good size and the flavours were out of this world.
Here's a few pics of some of the yummy tapas we enjoyed - I know it hasn't been long since I posted one of these food galleries, but the meals we've been enjoying on the Camino are amazing! I expect I could post one of these everyday!
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| Black pudding |
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| Stuffed mushrooms |
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| Calamari |
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| Asparagus with bacon |
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