The river Carrión (I doubt it means "dead flesh" in this respect... at least I hope not.)
The Monastary San Zoilo in the distance
Spanish steps... but not those...
Statue of Father Miguel de Benavides, third Archbishop of Manila from 1603 to 1605, and founder of the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines. He was born in Palencia, Spain. More info about his life can be found HERE
Iglesia de San Andres
Iglesia de Nuestra Sra. de Belen
Iglesia de Santiago. Yes, this little town has like, 7 churches or something. But most of them are very historical, dating to the middle ages.
A tribute to the Marques de Santillana - A famous Castillian poet born in Carrion de los Condes in 1398.
A statue of Santa Maria del Camino
HAH!
Hah Hah! Later we found out that "crack" in Spanish slang means someone who is the best at something - in almost a mocking way.
That evening, we were treated to a Queimada ceremony, which is supposedly ancient and supposed to help ward off spirits. It involves setting ORUJO, or the Spanish version of grappa - or must-wine - on fire (VERY high alcohol content, there!), adding some "magical" things into the punch, and burning it for 15 minutes or so while a trio recites the incantation in Gallego, Castellano (Spanish), and English. When you do it in the dark with a computer video of a fire in the background with "scary" music, it just gets hilarious. But whooooo... the hot punch was gooood.
Sorry these pics are so dark. Oh well.
Then, of course, you need to do karaoke. Of course.
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