The high plain of Castile levelled out at about eight hundred metres above sea level and then we entered a rather tedious section of road that took us to León via a rather circuitous ring road that looped around the south of the city before taking us back towards the centre. We found an underground car park at the Plaza Mayor and then took the steps from the subterranean basement into the penetrating sunshine.
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Thanks for reminding me, Andrew. I was in Leon in 1976. It was my first trip to Spain, and almost my first trip to anywhere – a great adventure.
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Thanks Richard. 1976 was also my first overseas trip – to Sorrento in Italy.
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Sounds like the ‘no outdoor tortilla’ rules set you off on the wrong foot! Is it a big place, population-wise?
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It is just slightly bigger than Coventry and has a very long ring road. No outside tortilla is a very silly rule in my opinion.
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thank you for sharing this blog post! I like spain too!
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That’s a shame. Our near neighbours in Tavira hail from Leon originally and still have a home in a nearby village. I was hoping for a thumbs up. (:
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As I say, I really wasn’t there long enough to make a fair judgement so my assessment is rather superficial – just my gut feeling says that it isn’t my favourite.
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The pictures look great, sorry you did not enjoy your visit. Maybe next time!
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Well, I wouldn’t say I didn’t enjoy it – it was just not my favourite city that I visited that week! Thanks for the comment.
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