Day thirteen - fourteen

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DAY THIRTEEN - FOURTEEN: BURGOS

Straight from Salamanca, we headed to Burgos. Our stay in Burgos was very short that it felt more like a layover more than a proper visit. Still, the stop to Burgos was a very memorable and fun one.

For starters, the hotel we stayed at, Landa Hotel, is an actual looking castle. Not the Disney-type of castle, but more like Winterfell than King's Landing, if you get what I mean. I absolutely freaking loved it! I wasn't able to take photos inside the hotel but here's a look of the entrance (plus, hello, Mom!)

First floor/reception area of Landa. Borrowed pic from Tita Shirley.
Again, I wasn't able to take photos of our room  (thanks, combo of tiredness + being overwhelmed AF) but trust me when I say that it was very Lady-appropriate. It was a blend of medieval meets modern- in short, it was gorgeous, especially if compared to some of the hotel rooms we had before. Also, we were greeted with a basket of fresh walnuts we had no problem devouring!

We had dinner and boy did we have DINNER. We were ushered inside a private room where we were immediately served red wine and a appetizer after appetizer. I wasn't able to take photos of the appetizers but there was one I really enjoyed: the morcilla which is basically blood sausage. I mean, eating a blood-based food isn't too weird or exotic for me (hello, dinuguan!) and this one was just chef's kiss. It was very tasty and has this interesting yet enjoyable texture: it was equal parts creamy, crunchy, and dry. Ugh, I miss it so much!!

But I think the main show-stopping food we had at dinner was the lamb. Let me reiterate: the HUGE portions of lamb! I swear, we were already stuffed to the brim with the appetizers that when the lamb portions were brought out, well, let's just say we were beyond overwhelmed.