Pazo Cibran 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.

... 8220;perros y gatos&#8221;, a full flight, seats<br>that crunched up against one&#8217;s knees, waves of claustrophobia coming and going<br>AND a nice bumpy flight on the climb up. <br>By the time we got to Barcelona, all was clear and the weather was about<br>10 degrees warmer!<br><br>The highlight yesterday, though, had to be 1) mass at the cathedral and 2) a tour of the<br>cathedral palace and a walk on the roof of the cathedral ...

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 ...

... and then, naturally, real shopping) for a while, then sat at another cafe and got a quick snack, since it was about 7:30. We then changed quickly and went back to the same "Carpe Diem" bar we had been at the night before. When we got there, we saw a waiter we had seen there the night before. Friday night, this dude had been running laps around the block, stopping after each lap to check on the bar and make sure everything was ok, which we found pretty weird ...

... the hostel only actually had 1, so they had to put the other group of 3 in a different hostel around the corner. I ended up going to the other place with Liz and a girl named Maureen. We decided to settle in and relax for a while to recover from the fairly rigorous touring pace of the past few days. That night, Liz, Maureen and I couldn't get a hold of the others, so we just went to a random cafe/bar we found on the street. It was about 8:45 when we got there, much to ...

... Burnin&#8217; Love and Born To Be Wild) and No Surrender in the acoustic version. For me there were more premieres: My Love Will Not Let You Down, This Life and Rockin All Over The World. With This Life, I have now seen five song of WOAD&#8230; That must clearly be a record ;)<br><br>Did I miss not being in the pit? No, not really. Oh well, okay &#8211; I won&#8217;t lie&#8230; I missed it once: during Backstreets.<br><br>I know it has been for many a ...

... the city, most of them near the pilgrim greeting center. Their backpacks are adorned with scallop shells and gourds to carry water. The also carry staffs to help them along the journey. Each day at noon, there is a pilgrim mass at the cathedral where the names of the pilgrims who have finished the Camino are read. It is amazing to sit in the plaza outside the cathedral and watch the ...

... breakfast and waited in the line to hug Santiago. Martin seemed so very tired and weary in spirit as he rested his arms upon the shoulder of the statue. On exiting we were astonished to see Gregor doing the robot for some blonde girl (Martin thought it was "eat, pray, love" girl, but I didn't think so). Either way, it seemed a perfect image to be greeted by in the ...

He llegado...I have arrived. After a long, sleepless series of flights and one manic bus ride (oh, the driver...), I'm sitting on my bed in my hip hotel room in Santiago. Good news: there's free wireless here. Bad news: I am WAY too tired to take full advantage of it. Folks in my program seem generally likable, although we've now officially switched to Spanish, so the get-to-know-you process if ...

... landscape was beautiful and the pictures just dont do it justice. Met alot of really interesting people as well. Theres a certain bond that people feel at the end of a long day of trekking. I also feel this kind of excursion draws a certain kind of person a little different from the norm. Had a great week. Was really nice to get away from the hustle and bustle of Madrid, and see the beautiful country side of this region of Spain.