Rest Day in Burgos

I am not sure that these are pilgrims, but I was surprised how many of us are significantly overweight, I guess what you don’t have in physical conditioning You can make up in will power.

I have been impressed by how many small villages have impressive alter pieces. Apparently many villages cant keep them up. This museum was built to preserve and display them and allows you a closer look.

In this piece Christ is clearly Mary’s child, who were the models? Next I visited the cathedral which is said to rival chartres. They had an audioguide which described each treasure, the artist that created it and the bishop or noble that commissioned it. What is not discussed is who created the wealth. Wealth comes only from workers and peasants. For spain, first feudalism, than colonialism. What would the world be like if columbus stayed home. Of course I oversimplify, hard to be subtle typing with your thumbs. Thanks for reading my blog, it has enhanced my trip to write it.

These are storks, a city bird that eats garbage. It is strange that we tell children that the stork brought them when they don’t exist in America.