16 March 2008

Covadonga and more

Okay, prepare yourselves for a lot of pics, because today was a day full of fantastic views and some massive picture-taking.

We started at Covadonga, which is the famous site where the Christians won their first significant battle against the Moors "back in the day."


This is the basilica of Covadonga. Since this is the Sunday before Semana Santa, people brought in branches of laurel which smelled amazing.


Me and Elephant hanging out with Pelayo


This is below the main "chapel" of sorts and also below the tomb of Alfonso I and Pelayo (and his wife)... People aren't allowed to take photos inside unfortunately, but you can see parts of it from here.



Another view of the basilica.

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