Burgos

I went to Burgos on November 5, 2011. Quite rainy the day of and not quite as warm as Spain usually is, but altogether a gorgeous city. The city is well known for the large cathedral located in the old part of the city. It is absolutely beautiful; however, besides the church there ain't much more to see in Burgos. The weather was brisk and the fall changing trees were lovely, but in my opinion I think the city was lacking unless you count the awesome "chocolate con churros".

Here are some photos of the city - Somebody's head somehow got in one of the photos - :

Anyways since the city was lacking - I'll tell you about the Cathedral. It is a gothic style roman catholic church and is dedicated to the virgin Mary (like a lot of the other churchs in Spain). The cathedral is famous for being ginormous and having at least ten different chapels inside - all with different decorations, priests, saints and donors. Construction began in the early 13th century and was continued until the 16th, although some very important modifications have been added to the building since then.

As if you can't see the cathedral in the first picture... Here's a close up!

Here are some pictures of the many different ceilings within the building:

And... Here are some pictures of the more important things inside the Cathedral (the stuff you see in postcards and travel books). The quality of some of the pictures aren't that great, but you get the idea.

On Friday: Barcelona!