June 4-to Astorga by train

I somehow managed to have an excellent night sleep and woke up refreshed at 7:30. Have I escaped jet lag? Anna's mom served us a lovely breakfast and we were off to catch the 9:40 train to Lleida and then to Astorga.

 

We waited for the train to Astorga....

 

The countryside was beautiful for the 5 hour ride.

 

We made it!

 

And immediately had no idea where we were...

 

But we soon found our way to the historic chocolate factory In a gorgeous mansion Astorga is known for-sweet!

 

We had a lovely dinner of octopus grilled in chorizo and squid with a lemony tartar sauce in the plaza.

We even found a great place to stay-Siervas Maria-check out the medieval wall outside the window-excellent first night!