We slept very well last night and were on our way by 7 a.m. after a quick breakfast at our hotel. We had decided to walk the 24 kms to San Juan de Ortega but, after 12 kms with no opened bars to quench our thirst, we decided to take a bus from Villafranca Montes de Orca to Burgos. It seems a lot of Pilgrims had decided to do the same as the bus was full and the cargo space was full of backpacks and walking poles.
Burgos is a large city with a lot of run down sections dominated by a magnificent Gothic cathedral (pictures to come). Since it is a long weekend here, there are mobs of people, tourists and pilgrims. A lot of Spaniards take holidays at this time so we had difficulty finding a place downtown and ended up 20 minutes away from Centro, near the University and on the Camino as it leaves Burgos. Walking that distance without our pack is a breeze.
We spent some time in the Plaza Major in front of the Cathedral, sipping on a Cerveza and Coke and munching on a bowl of olives. We found a place that offered the Menu de Perigrinos. This is a 3 course meal that is offered in all of the towns through which the Camino passes. It is usually offered earlier than the local Cena (dinner) and is priced in the 10Euro range. It is often quite good and often quite mediocre. In this case, it was quite mediocre. Strangely enough, it is better in the small villages. They probably need the Pilgrim`s business more than a city like Burgos does. We have also planned to take the day off tomorrow and, guess what, see the city on foot.
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