Sunday 22 October

Bus ride to see, again, this cross roads city. Two caminos converge here. Bishops palace, Gaudí, cathedral, chocolate center as mentioned in blog on Mansilla de Mulas.

Arrived in time for a full Mass at the cathedral.  Might have been special as it was run by three men in green robes, one with a red hat.  After a while someone came by and took off the red hat while he was speaking.  No pictures allowed, of course during the Mass.

Went back later, paid the museo fee, to see it properly.  Another polychrome to the max retablo.

At first we thought the choral parts were a recording but… after some missed notes realized it was a live group.  The organ was lovely to listen to. As always great sound in a largish cathedral.

A painting in the museo I could not ignore.

Off to the bishops palace, Gaudí designed, with a wonderful story – not so much for Gaudí.  The final result is outstanding and was worth the side trip.

QB has a fine collection, on Flickr of this date, of the interior.

One interior picture.

The horror (architecturally) story follows. Worth reading.

In the palace there is a room of Jimmies.  Here is a particularly nice one.

A pretty good day for wildlife:

-a rat in the museo; two flocks of sheep, ducks.

Astorga chocolate.  Yes, we aquired some of the ubiquitous amounts available.  Many types.  Prices at a very small fraction of home but much higher taste quality to me.  Nice packaging too.

Ordered white beans with chorizo. The waiter explained these would be special beans, the largest, the absolute largest. They and the broth we excellent. Another dish for us to duplicate.