a better look, with better lighting this morning, of the Iglesia de las Asunción also better lighting for the “Rollo” this morning as we left Boadilla del Camino.a short distance out of Boadilla we began walking along the Canal Castile.huge water valves line the canal and are used to divert critically need water to feed the above ground aqueduct irrigation system.the Canal Castile supplies water to the aqueduct irrigation system for the varied crops of the regiona delightful walk along the canal this morninga ferry boat ride is available twice daily (most days) to give riders a cruise on the canal and along a 3 mile section of the Camino.The locks of the Canal Castile at Frómista, were used by boats transporting commercial goods mostly during the period of 1850-1870. The Canal took nearly 100 years to build and was replaced in the early 20th century by the railroads.The interior of San Pedro church… across the street from our hotel in Frómista.the exterior of Hostal San Pedroour room in Hostal San Pedrothe deck outside our room
We decided to have a late, 2-3ish lunch for our main meal at a nearby restaurant that was mentioned in a couple of pilgrim forum comments. It is called Los Palmeros and is right across the street from Iglesia de San Pedro. It was pretty busy on a Thursday afternoon with mostly local patrons.
Linds’s first course was a plate of freshly sliced large tomatoes garnished with lightly pickled cucumbers and baby peppers. The tomatoes were grown in a garden directly behind the restaurant.Jim had a delicious gazpacho soup with a tomato and cucumber gelato which when stirred, chilled the gazpacho to a perfect temperature and was then drizzled with olive oil,Linda’s main course was veal that melted in your mouth.Jim, similarly had oxtail, that literally melted in your mouth and the brown sauce was so delicious, we asked for extra bread to sop up anything left on the plate.Jim’s dessert was a so-called chocolate tarte but was several layers of dark chocolate with a rich chocolate ganache.Linda’s dessert was a chocolate popsicle like no other popsicle you’ve ever had… 70% frozen pure dark chocolate.Our wine was unknown to us, a young, Tempranilla wine bottled in 2022! It was an unusually tasty and totally satisfying wine from Burgos and is not exported, so only locals get to experience it…. and thankfully, us, too.Nicolas, our waiter and a very nice, comforting and helpful, English speaking food connoisseur himself, guided us though this truly culinary experience in an extraordinarily professional manner.
Our truly unexpected experience today with Nicolas at Los Palmeros in the small town of Frómista on the Meseta in Spain is perhaps the best culinary experience we have ever had. It’s another reason we keep coming back to the Camino Frances, now for the 5th time.
Jimandi 