Hesperia Gelmirez Hotel Santiago De Compostela

... 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!

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.

... Brazilian mafia-affiliated club, where he notices our hesitance and tries to convince us to just come in and have a drink at his table. At that exact moment, the other girls call, and I sprint up to the plaza and drag them down to the club, where Maureen and the guy are still standing. The presence of 6 other girls makes us feel much more safe, and now the guy has no choice but to take all of us in (In Spain, it is expected that the person who does the ...

... and mass was at noon, so when we got to Santiago, we walked straight through the historic district to the cathedral. The cathedral, honestly, looked like most other big Catholic cathedrals I've seen throughout Europe, maybe even a little smaller and less grand. The main difference was this one was absolutely, completely FULL of people!! There were obviously a lot of tourists, but mostly, the place was packed with pilgrims wearing their hiking backpacks and clothes and with ...

Dit was echt zo waan-zin-nig: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eypg1pBY 3nk, het WOW moment begint bij 0:40...

This was really a-ma-zing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eypg1pBY 3nk, the WOW moment starts at 0:40...

... derriere ou bien que je prenne un autobus pour aller a Monte de Gozo. Aucune de ces 2 options me satisfaisaient. J'ai decide d'aller a l'office du tourime pour voir s'ils pouvaient me conseiller un endroit pas trop cher au centre-ville. Chemin faisant, je rencontre un francais que j'avais croise quelques fois sur el camino. On jase un peu et il me dit qu'il s'en va dans une pension ou il pourrait avoir une chambre pour un prix ...

... nelle coppe di terracotta e taglieri con polpo a pezzi ricoperto di olio e peperoncino come se piovesse... favoloso! Ieri poi e' stata un'altra giornata di pioggia, e fra il tempo e i cippi in cui la distanza da Santiago si riduceva drasticamente siamo stati tutta la giornata abbastanza pensierosi e silenziosi, per concludere poi la tappa in un albergue piccolino in un paese (santa irene) ancora piu' piccolo e lontano da tutto ...

I'm back!! It's so nice to get off a long flight and know exactly where you're going. I just walked right off the plane and onto the bus into town. Wonderful. My phone was dead so I went straight to Vera's flat. "Where's Rory?" "What? I don't know, I just got here!" "****, he went to the airport, I gotta call him!" So Vera and Rory were going to meet me at the airport with ...

... but unfortunately she missed 100 files, which we discover late in the session and have to hurry to finish the CD without overfilling it. Take a photo of the flash mall, get back by Taxi for $3 and check in without too much drama, go through and do diary until it is time to leave. Have had no problem filling the seven hours - amazing how much time you can waste with computers! The 10-hour flight with Iberia is a bit of a horror trip, with no personal TV, truly ...

... everywhere. There's a very strong Celtic influence here, so lots of bagpipes and drums. These little bands of musicians and costumed people have been making lots of little parades through the town all day, and I spent a good while just following them around. (Or was I following the men? I think I like the Spanish ones the best.) Every now and then one little band would bump into another on the street, and then they'd play together. There's just a really good celebratory vibe in this place.