Last night we watched Chelsea win on penalties with 50 Germans - victory has never tasted so sweet as they were not happy bunnies. Today we have had a great day relaxing and sightseeing in Leon. We started looking around San Marcos the stunning Renaissance building built as a pilgrim hospital in 12th century and now the Parador we are staying in. It's such a privilege to be around all this history and the place had a special atmosphere. We then went to San Isid...

Saturday 19th. Well Burgos set the bar very high & we were not sure that Leon would live up to expectations but it has. We are having a day off tomorrow to visit the Cathedral & San Isidoro which from the outside look amazing. The walk today was fairly boring in pouring rain for the most part but it cleared up by lunchtime when we arrived in Leon. We had a good lunch by the cathedral then arrived at San Marcos Parador which is beautiful. Formally a Pil...