Sept 24 evening. Camino de Santiago.
We met up with the other group of travelers that we started out with. It was wonderful to see each other. We truly miss traveling together every day but we have had to separate in order to accommodate our different traveling abilities, which includes length of legs and youthful vitality and speed.
We went to the Medieval Fair in Leon near the Cathedral in the old quarter. Dinner was wonderful with lots of different dishes. We were celebrating one of the women's birthday that is December 22? I don't understand it either.
We learned that there is the first concert in a series of concerts on the Cathedral organ which was installed on Sept 2013. We are standing in the line that is extremely long around the Cathedral waiting to enter. The artist, Jean-Baptiste Monnot is rated as a genius and the program is strenuous. So we are excited to be in this crowd that is gathering. The admission is free. Hopefully we won't fall asleep from too much food.
When we went in we noticed that the Cathedral organ is in the rear of the building and folding chairs were set up to accommodate those who came to listen. The entire center section was roped off as for special guests. It was time to start and most of those center chairs were still vacant. Where we were, a pillar blocked our view so I went to the attendant and asked to be let through to the center seating. She let me right through. I signaled for Dennis to join me and under the rope he came.
The seats were perfect. We could see and hear the performance that was exquisitely done. There were two encores and much applause. Monnot really made the organ sing.
What a find. What a blessing. Hearing this gorgeous concert in Cathedral of Leon...for free. A Camino gift for sure!
PC
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