Pombal 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 ...

Ah, getting up at the crack of 9:30, showering, grabbing a wonderful cup of "cafe con leche" and that wonderful goat cheese with manchego for breakfast. This is the life.....I'll have to remember this when I most need it as I'm schlepping my butt from one end of the US to the other most of the year!<br><br>The hotel is pretty nice. Roomy, clean and kinda like a European version of a W Hotel without all that annoying music playing ...

... 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.

... 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 ...

... la Alameda, a 5 minute walk from the Cathedral, where we got an amazing panoramic view over the city and of the cathedral. We then hurried back to the cathedral for a tour of the bishop's palace and cathedral roof, which are attached to the Cathedral proper. The palace was not particularly interesting, as far as palaces go, because it was mostly empty. But it was totally worth the climb when we got to the roof of the Cathedral. From there, we had amazing views of the entire ...

... baggage et malgre la fatigue, tout le monde est souriant et courtois! 3- Malgre la presence de nombreux touristes, les commerces ferment de 13h30 a 17h30 !!!? 4- A la remise du diplome, se faire demander si notre motif est religieux ou non. Notre reponse etait pour des motifs religieux (mauvaise reponse). 5- Avoir a dealer avec un ...

... a non-ensuite, non-comfortable stay in a convent. Morally suspect hotel booking aside, Santiago is a beautiful place. A mouthwatering array of food is on offer as you walk down the streets. Unfortunately, we were restricted to the nice-but-cheap menu del dia that alll Spanish cafes offer as a way of forcing you to put on weight and writing you off for any work or sightseeing you have planned in the afternoon. A&amp;Vx

... day, is there? NO. So, I saw A Coruna for the first time in the day light and we walked all over the place. We waded out to these rocks and sat watching waves and chatting for hours. "Hey, I've had worse Mondays." Then I brought him back to my new homeland to explore Santiago. We went out with my buddies here. (I had to do a little translating in a heated futbol convo. between Kodiak and one of my Brazilian friends, I felt so useful!) So ...

... their rightful owners hop on and claim them. The first part of the trip is fairly suburban, with a lot of major roads, but we see a surprising number of peregrinos walking alongside the road. It seems to be market day everywhere, and some of the markets look pretty good. Luzo, where we lose the front seats, is a major city, but we still see peregrinos here. Further along, the country becomes wilder, with mountains, and deep valleys. We keep an eye on the time, so ...

... br><br>These Spanish people are crazy, they do this all the time. The streets were covered with stylish young Spaniards who were in various states of drunkenness and mobility. Party all night, and then, to quote Pito, "tomorrow I am from the bed to the sofa, from the sofa to the bed, all the day." <br><br>My hostel owner and her mom laughed at me (but gave me cake) when I crawled out of bed at noon today to pay for another night. I spent all day wandering around town. <br><br>There's live ...