Area Central Santiago de Compostela

The other two tours in Madeira and Lanzzarrotte we planned well in advance, but the trip to Santiago de Compostela was a last minute decision based on the recommendation of the two couples who we had the pleasure of dining with on the cruise. I'm glad we decided to go. It was quite a long drive, but well worth the effort. We walked around the oldest part of the town where the ...

... of young people around. The cathedral is surrounded by the old city with its small streets and medieval feel about it. It is supposed to rain all day today so we've got a late start.....but no rush. Enjoy the photos. Today's goal is portraits......<br><br><!--StartFragmen t--><br><br>October 22, 2009<br><br>Made it to Barcelona late last night (well after<br>midnight). We had a slightly<br>delayed flight out of Santiago--raining ...

... the city which contains all the old buildings and churches is pedestrianised and huddles round the grand cathedral. The Cathedral is vast and very ornate. The guide books say that is best seen in the rain so that all the lichens and mosses are highlighted. The weather duly obliged!<br><br>The car has decided to have a sick day and has gone to the Ford dealer to recuperate! We collect it tonight and move on to Portugal in the morning.

... theirvery itchy, its all good Not much time left we are are well and happy,but are looking forward to going home. We will arrive in Santiago in two days,at this point there is a little more industry than we have seen ,fewer farms,the town we are in is larger than we have seen foe a while. We are all strong and eager to move on each day. more later <br><br><br><br>e <br><br><br><br><br>

... in Santiago. He invited us to come have a drink with him at his friend's club, who was also Brazilian. We tried to tell him we were meeting our friends in the plaza in a few minutes, so we couldn't leave, but he was not having it, and tried to put his arms around us and lead us to this club. Of course, we hadn't payed at his bar, so we kind of felt guilty slipping away from him, but we definitely did NOT want to end up alone at a club with this dude. We get to his ...

... were actually wearing the shell. It was traditional for pilgrims to put the shell either around their neck or on their pack to identify themselves as a religious pilgrim, so I was intrigued by how few people seemed to have done the pilgrimage for purely religious reasons. Our guide told us that now, the pilgrimage is just at common among outdoor enthusiasts as it is among religious Catholics. <br><br>Since the cathedral was filling up for mass, we left to walk to the Parque ...

Ive stayed two night with an awesome couch surfing host named Jon. He´s a brilliant research physicist. There were five couchsurfers there with him. Plus, one girl was from san francisco who id met on the road. Today i head down to Salamanca to check out the city.

... E che anche il bastone di legno si consuma. Entrambe le cose sono piu' basse di un bel po' rispetto a quando sono partita... Si consumano le spalle e le magliette, si formano calli su clavicole e mani, si abbronza la pelle. E dentro, dentro cambia davvero tanto. Sono curiosa di sapere cos'altro mi regaleranno questi tre giorni, e le onde dell'oceano. Oggi riesco a mettere un po' di foto, Santiago le merita. Vi abbraccio, e a presto!

Well, it's the second to last night...and I'm sad. I've been packing my room and for the first time ever, almost had a nervous break down. Now, I know I have a bunch of sweet stuff coming up and I'll be back soon enough, but moving on and moving out is alway sad. We went to Agarimo tonight for our last ...

... movies, and not much room between the seats. DP takes a sleeping pill, and gets a fair amount of sleep, MP has a lot of weird dreams, but can't remember getting too much sleep. Spain looks pretty dry, but there is major construction going on all around Madrid when we land.. Wednesday 18 May Madrid-Santiago de Compostela (Spain) Arrive in Madrid about 1pm after a 10-hour flight and 7 hour time change, and have nearly 3 hours to wait for our connecting flight. We ...