Violoria - Villafranca - Burgos - Fiesta !

Well ,I have´nt been able to access the internet for couple of days. I´m currently in Burgos. Now to bring you up to date.... Viloria de la Rioja proved to be a special place. The Albergue is small, very nice, and run by a couple named Acacio and Orietta. Acacio is from Brazil and Orietta is from Italy. They met a few years ago on the Camino and now run the albergue. There were only 8 of us staying there for the night and Orietta fixed a large meal for eveyone. When we all sat down to eat Acacio had everyone share a little about themself and why each of us was walking the Camino. It created a special atmosphere and one of those moments that really made me feel at home on the Camino......After a good nights sleep we all set out for a short day to Villafrianca. The day was mostly cloudy, cold and windy. We all debated going a little further but opted to stay in Villafranca at the Municpal albergue which is´nt anything special. Two rooms with 20 beds in each room. Villafranca does´nt have much to offer but I was in good company. Mark, Micha, and Simon from Switzerland, Frank from California, and Julia from Germany. Very fun group. There´s not much to do in Villafranca but that evening there was a fiesta with a live band. It was in the same building as the Albergue so it only seemed natural to join the party. Again, really nothing special but all of the locals were having a good time. It was situated in a plaine white room with no decore. The band played old standards and some more traditional spanish tunes. All in the genere of big band, lounge, and waltz. There was no food or alcohol and everyone seemed really happy. It was kind of refreshing to see. I went to sleep around 10:30 with the music filling the walls of the Albergue and had little problem doing so. I was told that the party went on until around 12:30. I´m always amazed at how more relaxed and easy going I am when I travel. I seem to adapt to about anything alot easier. If a loud band were playing next door to me at home, it would drive me nuts and I´d never sleep. While traveling, its really not much of an issue at all....... We all awoke to beautiful weather the next day. Quite cold in the morning and cool all day. A group of us walked together for the afternoon. Mark, Micha, Simon, Frank, Petra from the Czech Republic and myself. We took our time and enjoyed some nice breaks to just hang out and enjoy the views. We did´nt intend to but by the days end we covered 36 km and wound up in the center of Burgos. We walked into Burgos around 7 pm not really knowing where to go or stay and assumed the albergue would be full. But hey, this is the Camino. Things just work out. As were walking around mildly disoriented a guy walked up to us and asked if we were looking for the albergue. We told him yes and he took us right to it. The albergue still had space! It´s an amazing place. Brand new and only costs 3 Euros! Right in the Heart of Burgos !.... We finished off our already perfect day by splurging a bit and going to a nice restaurant. A little pricey but the food and wine was amazing. Right now we´re spending the morning in Burgos checking out the sights and and will walk 10k this afternoon.