Pictures of 07.21.00 -- Santiago de Compostela

This was the day we drove to Santiago de Compostela. The town is famous for its cathedral ../../../Sabbat/Pics/07.21.00SantiagoDeCompostela//P7210001 ../../../Sabbat/Pics/07.21.00SantiagoDeCompostela//P7210002 ../../../Sabbat/Pics/07.21.00SantiagoDeCompostela//P7210003 which was our ../../../Sabbat/Pics/07.21.00SantiagoDeCompostela//P7210004 first stop where we explored the town square and saw people in all manner of dress ../../../Sabbat/Pics/07.21.00SantiagoDeCompostela//P7210005 along with many pilgrims. This building ../../../Sabbat/Pics/07.21.00SantiagoDeCompostela//P7210006 has 365 windows, one for each day of the year (but I don't know what they do for leap years).
Once inside the cathedral, we went to this statue ../../../Sabbat/Pics/07.21.00SantiagoDeCompostela//P7210007 ../../../Sabbat/Pics/07.21.00SantiagoDeCompostela//P7210008 where you are to bump your head for good luck. David did so ../../../Sabbat/Pics/07.21.00SantiagoDeCompostela//P7210009 and almost lost his head in the process. The altar in the church ../../../Sabbat/Pics/07.21.00SantiagoDeCompostela//P7210010 was quite impressive. We went behind it to see the bones of Santiago himself and then roamed the corners of the church ../../../Sabbat/Pics/07.21.00SantiagoDeCompostela//P7210011 ../../../Sabbat/Pics/07.21.00SantiagoDeCompostela//P7210012 waiting for mass ../../../Sabbat/Pics/07.21.00SantiagoDeCompostela//P7210013 to end.
At the end of mass, they brought down the big ropes ../../../Sabbat/Pics/07.21.00SantiagoDeCompostela//P7210014 ../../../Sabbat/Pics/07.21.00SantiagoDeCompostela//P7210015 and attached the incense burner ../../../Sabbat/Pics/07.21.00SantiagoDeCompostela//P7210016 and to the excitement of Benjamin ../../../Sabbat/Pics/07.21.00SantiagoDeCompostela//P7210017 ../../../Sabbat/Pics/07.21.00SantiagoDeCompostela//P7210018 they swung this all around the church starting slowly ../../../Sabbat/Pics/07.21.00SantiagoDeCompostela//P7210019 ../../../Sabbat/Pics/07.21.00SantiagoDeCompostela//P7210020 ../../../Sabbat/Pics/07.21.00SantiagoDeCompostela//P7210021 ../../../Sabbat/Pics/07.21.00SantiagoDeCompostela//P7210026 ../../../Sabbat/Pics/07.21.00SantiagoDeCompostela//P7210027 but then building up speed and smoke ../../../Sabbat/Pics/07.21.00SantiagoDeCompostela//P7210022 ../../../Sabbat/Pics/07.21.00SantiagoDeCompostela//P7210023 until it was going full speed ../../../Sabbat/Pics/07.21.00SantiagoDeCompostela//P7210024 ../../../Sabbat/Pics/07.21.00SantiagoDeCompostela//P7210025 and almost hitting the ceiling ../../../Sabbat/Pics/07.21.00SantiagoDeCompostela//P7210028 Eventually they slowed it down ../../../Sabbat/Pics/07.21.00SantiagoDeCompostela//P7210029 and stopped it ../../../Sabbat/Pics/07.21.00SantiagoDeCompostela//P7210030 ../../../Sabbat/Pics/07.21.00SantiagoDeCompostela//P7210031 ../../../Sabbat/Pics/07.21.00SantiagoDeCompostela//P7210032 but the incense burner ../../../Sabbat/Pics/07.21.00SantiagoDeCompostela//P7210033 was quite a sight to have seen as all those assembled agreed ../../../Sabbat/Pics/07.21.00SantiagoDeCompostela//P7210034 ../../../Sabbat/Pics/07.21.00SantiagoDeCompostela//P7210035 ../../../Sabbat/Pics/07.21.00SantiagoDeCompostela//P7210036
We passed the main fountain ../../../Sabbat/Pics/07.21.00SantiagoDeCompostela//P7210037 on the way to lunch ../../../Sabbat/Pics/07.21.00SantiagoDeCompostela//P7210038 ../../../Sabbat/Pics/07.21.00SantiagoDeCompostela//P7210039 ../../../Sabbat/Pics/07.21.00SantiagoDeCompostela//P7210040 ../../../Sabbat/Pics/07.21.00SantiagoDeCompostela//P7210041 ../../../Sabbat/Pics/07.21.00SantiagoDeCompostela//P7210042 ../../../Sabbat/Pics/07.21.00SantiagoDeCompostela//P7210043 and the statue of Atlas ../../../Sabbat/Pics/07.21.00SantiagoDeCompostela//P7210044 on the way back to catch a few pictures of the cathedral in better light ../../../Sabbat/Pics/07.21.00SantiagoDeCompostela//P7210045 ../../../Sabbat/Pics/07.21.00SantiagoDeCompostela//P7210046 ../../../Sabbat/Pics/07.21.00SantiagoDeCompostela//P7210047 ../../../Sabbat/Pics/07.21.00SantiagoDeCompostela//P7210048 and some group pictures in the town square ../../../Sabbat/Pics/07.21.00SantiagoDeCompostela//P7210049 ../../../Sabbat/Pics/07.21.00SantiagoDeCompostela//P7210050 ../../../Sabbat/Pics/07.21.00SantiagoDeCompostela//P7210051 ../../../Sabbat/Pics/07.21.00SantiagoDeCompostela//P7210052
Once back in Cambados we relaxed at our pool ../../../Sabbat/Pics/07.21.00SantiagoDeCompostela//P7210053 being careful to follow the rules. Before heading to dinner, we catch an episode of Who wants to be a Millionaire (!!!link goes here) ../../../Sabbat/Pics/07.21.00SantiagoDeCompostela//P7210054 ../../../Sabbat/Pics/07.21.00SantiagoDeCompostela//P7210055 ../../../Sabbat/Pics/07.21.00SantiagoDeCompostela//P7210056 en Espanol.
After dinner, we went to the playground where the flying apparatus ../../../Sabbat/Pics/07.21.00SantiagoDeCompostela//P7210057 ../../../Sabbat/Pics/07.21.00SantiagoDeCompostela//P7210058 ../../../Sabbat/Pics/07.21.00SantiagoDeCompostela//P7210059 ../../../Sabbat/Pics/07.21.00SantiagoDeCompostela//P7210060 ../../../Sabbat/Pics/07.21.00SantiagoDeCompostela//P7210061 ../../../Sabbat/Pics/07.21.00SantiagoDeCompostela//P7210062 ../../../Sabbat/Pics/07.21.00SantiagoDeCompostela//P7210063 was working much to everyone's delight.