30th May

30th May
Gijon

We arrived in Gijon in time to farewell our German friend Lucas who has to return home suddenly.  It was so nice meeting him and we're sorry to see him go.  We also got to see our friend Chiarra who is going ahead and we're hoping we'll see her again sometime along the way.  You find and lose people along the way and some people stay in your heart forever.  That's how it is on the Camino.

We found an Italian restaurant and had a fantastic gnocchi and probably ate too much but it was so nice.  When we came back into the plaza it was very busy and we could hear music playing and a band of minstrels came along. They stopped in the square and continued playing and people started dancing and enjoying the festivities.  It was so much fun.

Gijon is quite large and the old part of the city is lovely and interesting.  We found the old roman baths that have been here since 1-11 BC.  We had a good look around in there before going to the beautiful church for our first Mass since we've been here.  It has a beautiful pipe organ that was being played and it was lovely.  It made me think of my grandmother who played beautifully.  She would have loved that one.