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On the 11th of September, we drove to
Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña province, Galicia, and checked
into the Parador
Los Reyes Católicos, another hostal originally built to house
pilgrims, now a five-star hotel. Santiago is the destination of the Camino
de Santiago (the Way of St James), the pilgrims' route from the Pyrenees
to the tomb of the Apostle John in the cathedral. While visiting Compostela,
we came upon a procession of the the reliquary of Saint
Therese of Lisieux. This was our second encounter with the Little
Flower of Jesus, having attended a similar procession in San Diego in
1999, during her centenary tour.
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Arriving Parador Los Reyes Católicos |
Cathedral de Santiago |
Parador Reyes Católicos |
Parador Reyes Católicos |
Santiago |
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Parador Reyes Católicos |
Galician bagpipe street musician |
Rúa do Vilar |
Cantón do Toural |
Prazo do Obradoiro, view of Parador |
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Pilgrim and tourist entering cathedral |
Pórtico
de la Gloria. All pilgrims touch this pillar at the end of their
pilgrimage. |
Procession of the reliquary of St. Therese, departing
cathedra. |
Procession in Praza do Obradoiro |
Procession in Praza do Obradoiro |
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Procession in Praza do Obradoiro |
Relaxing at Campo da Estrela |
Paseo de perambulators, Paseo Central de Alameda |
Street orchestra, Travesa de Fonseca |
Rúa do Franco, the culinary center of Santiago |
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Cathedral at night |
Galician troupe, Pazo de Raxoi |
Cathedral |
Cathedral at dawn |
Morning view |
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Rúa das Hortas |
Palacio de Fonseca, now a university |
Palacio de Fonseca |
Bored perrito, Rúa de San Miguel |
Paseo Central de Alameda |
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