Fiesta de San Pedros

Hey guys,

This morning we took off for Burgos. It was about a 4 hour bus ride, and you can tell we are farther north. It is way colder in the mornings and evenings. I slept most of the way. We took a walking tour of the city, including the cathedral. It was beautiful, but I feel like I am getting desensitized by all of it. After a while every cathedral and museum seem the same I guess. Some parts of the cathedral were cool: the statue of the Virgin Mary has 190 lbs of gold, and there’s a carriage drawn through the streets every Easter that has 425 lbs of silver. We saw a painting of Mary Magdalene done by Da Vinci, and horizontal organ pipes, which I guess are pretty unique. When we were walking to lunch we saw a parade of giant wooden men randomly walking down the street. Kelsey and I got bocadillos; I had one with eggs, potatoes and onions. I heard about morcilla today, which is a delicacy made from rice and pig blood. Pretty excited to try it.

The end of June has the biggest fiestas in Burgos (right now we are in the middle of the Fiesta de San Pedros) so tonight there was a mock bullfight, fireworks, and a parade at 3 AM. Kelsey and I got stickers from two older couples on the way to dinner. We had paella negra, which is a seafood dish made with black rice. Looks gross, tastes amazing. Everyone is really friendly and helpful here. Tomorrow we leave for San Sebastián, which is close to a 5 hour bus ride. We stayed up tonight until 5 AM, so my guess is I will sleep for most of that one too.

I loaded some videos of the cathedrals; one is of the Sacristia, where the priest changed in the 1200s. The other is of the main chapel of the cathedral in Salamanca.