In Carrion de los Condes

[anna_en_route]

And drinking bottled water

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[anonymous]

Good news! I stayed there too but don't remember the bathroom.. just a little man dragging us all out of bed early in the morning
K at the beach

[anna_en_route]

No little man, just lots of bells in the morning

[anonymous]

i don't think i've ever seen a real, live nun... are they as terrifying as i've been lead to believe?
--r.

[anna_en_route]

I didn´t see a single nun while I was there!

I think all things considered that I´m probably quite happy about that.

[ext_122536]

At the other nun-run place in Carrion, you do get to see nuns- some lovely youngish, very welcoming ones, with beautiful smiles. I got so used to the grumpy hospitaleros that were more the norm in Spain, that their welcome came as quite a surprise. And in the evening they had singing that pilgrims could go to, with pilgrims crowded in the foyer and up the stairs... then they handed out little stars and a blessing to finish.

[anonymous]

All the ones I met were lovely. I was especially impressed by the singing at the Monasterio at Leon.. although it was a little wierd seeing them singing from behind a metal grill.
K