AC Palacio del Carmen Santiago de Compostela

... have been gathering for centuries to visit the tomb of St James. The Cathedral itself was magnificent, and the surrounding buildings where also very impressive. Shopping in the narrow flag stoned streets was a delight. We stayed at were given refreshments in a former hospital dating from around 1513 which is a listed building and is now a first class hotel. It was all very grand.

We travelled through thick fog over and through the mountains on typically heroic Spanish roads. They cut through mountains and build viaducts over the valleys. We drove through and around weary looking Pilgrims to our campsite which was on the Camino de Santiago. It was closed. After some interesting encounters with some locals, one old man practically ran away when asked for directions, we found this camp site.<br><br>The centre ...

Hi All<br><br>Sitting in a restaurant waiting for our pizzas - we are all done with bocadillos - dry, dry bread with slices of cheese and dried out ham. Sorry to say I forgot my hat two nights ago but we ended up at a albergue off the track which was a piece of heaven. The bunk beds which I have a permanent bruise on the top of my head from, were quite comfortable, complete with sheets and ...

... does the paying, and we couldn't have been more clear that we were expecting friends). We enter this club and find that he has reserved a VIP table in the corner with a velvet rope and all. A waiter comes and asks for our orders, and once we realize that this guy is paying for all our drinks, we order and sit there talking and drinking. I get one of the other girls to ask him his name, which turns out to be Doglas (DOE-glass). We sit there talking amongst ourselves ...

... than it sounds (as it always is with them), because one place was too crowded, another too expensive, another didn't have good looking wines, and so on. Finally, we settled on a table in the back of a restaurant, where I got a bowl of Galician "caldo", a delicious soup made with spinach and white beans typical of the region, and we split a bottle of white wine. By the time we finished there, it was around 1am and my leg hurt, so Maureen, Liz and I headed back to the hostel.<br>

... J'ai eu ma compostela. Encore la, je m'attendais a quelque chose de plus extra que cela, mettons que c'est "plain". Pas grave, je n'ai pas fait la marche pour cela. Ma prochaine preoccupation etait de me trouver un endroit a coucher. Alors que dans les autres villes, les albergues se trouvaient au centre-ville, ce n'est pas le cas ici, autre deception. Il fallait soit que je retourne sur mes pas 30 minutes derriere ou bien que je prenne un ...

"Joseba": Gracias a la Compostela y en el Parador 5 estrellas, conseguimos llevarnos gratis a la boca unos platos de comida caliente... pero, necesitamos cambiar el "chip" del Camino de Santiago para comenzar nuestro propio Camino. Necesitamos "huir" de Santiago". Besitos para ellas, abrazos para ellos

... for the "trenes de grandes líneas." In Madrid I had purchased some miniature swords/letter openers as gifts and stuck them in the bag that would be checked at the airport. The operator of the x-ray machine told me that they weren't allowed because they were too long, but since I was obviously just a tourist - she asked me what they were for, and I told her they were souvenirs and gifts - she would let it slide this time. Finally the train arrived, I got on and ...

I'm in a wonderfully beautiful city, Santiago de Compostella. It's a medieval carless town and the terminus of a (very popular) Catholic pilgrimage across the north of Spain-- Camino de Santiago. <br><br>The best part about this town is that it's still devoted to the people who live here. In many of these well-preserved towns, the locals don't go into the old-town because it's devoted to tourists. <br><br>So, I arrived and it turns out there's a festival, guess I'll be staying a little longer ...