Ocho Meses Son Pocos

After 8 months in a city, it's possible to still see and do new things. Maybe that's why I've chosen to live abroad twice instead of just visiting. I wanted to really get to know the cities I'm living in. This is the San Isidoro Basilica and from now on, every Saturday they will be doing a light show like this one on the facade of the building.

This section of the video shows the construction of some of the old towers in Leon and then it shows two lions walking in from either side. The light show gave the history of the city of Leon in just a short 15 minutes. I'm going to study up more on what all the different scenes mean and every Saturday from here on out, you can find me in this plaza.

We've been talking about going to the MUSAC (Museum of Contemporary Art in Leon) for lunch for months, but never got there. We had heard from various sources that they had great food. Finally, here we are. Behind Sarah you can see the famous colored windows that cover the outside of the building. It was a great little spot and we were excited to try the food.

We had originally gone upstairs and realized we were in the restaurant and not the cafe. The prices and food selection were not appealing at all. I turned to the man and said something like "We heard there were lots of salads and things like that, I think we meant to be downstairs." He definitely laughed at us, but seemed to understand. I think he was confused about why we were heading to the classy tablecloth restaurant anyways. Here we are, much more at home, but still classy enough to drink water out of wine glasses. Between cheese salads and monster-sized burgers, we left happy.

This is another new spot for me in my city. I went into this free museum called the Museo de Leon which I walk by at least 4 times a week but had never gone into. There were old coins, tools, pottery, paintings, tombstones, clothes, etc. And then at the very top on the last floor there was this little view of some of the most important places in the city. From here you can see rooftops and just the topmost towers of the Cathedral. Looks pretty magestic even when you can only see half of it.

Here is the Palacio de los Guzmanes right next to the Gaudi Casa de Botines. From ground level you never get to see their two towers next to each other.

And...my last new spot for the week. We were walking to a Cuban food restaurant (banana chips are heavenly), and I'd never gone far enough past the old city walls to see them from this spot. The lighting was perfect and it makes that building look phenomenal, though I couldn't tell you what it actually is. I suppose that means I still have some more exploring to do and I surely still have some more food to eat.