which was our
first stop where we explored the town square and saw people in all manner of dress
along with many pilgrims. This building
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
where you are to bump your head for good luck. David did so
and almost lost his head in the process.
The altar in the church
was quite impressive. We went behind it to see the bones of Santiago himself and then
roamed the corners of the church
waiting for mass
to end.
At the end of mass, they brought down the big ropes
and attached the incense burner
and to the excitement of Benjamin
they swung this all around the church starting slowly
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until it was going full speed
and almost hitting the ceiling
Eventually they slowed it down
and stopped it
but the incense burner
was quite a sight to have seen as all those assembled agreed
We passed the main fountain
on the way to lunch
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on the way back to catch a few pictures of the cathedral in better light
and some group pictures in the town square
Once back in Cambados we relaxed at our pool
being careful to follow the rules. Before heading to dinner, we catch an episode of Who
wants to be a Millionaire (!!!link goes here)
en Espanol.
After dinner, we went to the playground where the flying apparatus
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