In León

Just a few more notes on León.
I did see the wonderful Cathedral, Gaudi's Palace and the Basilica de san Isidoro. We didn't have great luck finding a good tapas bar, which was disappointing. In Burgos they had many, and the long counter would contain 30 items or more of the most amazing looking stuff. Some of my favourites were grilled sardines, fat juicy artichokes wrapped with Serrano ham, small stuffed peppers, fabulous roasted mushrooms, etc.

The bar we settled on did have a good vibe and we fell into conversation with 2 Spanish girls at the next table. They had both worked in Ireland for 5 years so they spoke English with a strong Irish accent. When he heard us talking, a young man at another table joined in as well, and he was French, lived in Ireland, but was in Spain taking an art course, so he too spoke English with an Irish accent.
(It's a very small world)