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[QUOTE="Camino Chrissy, post: 1253324, member: 67313"] Day 12- Rest day in Ourense. It was another drizzly day, but mostly just spitting, on and off. We still managed doing a little sightseeing, although it did put a little "damper"(pun) on things, but not our spirits. First, we headed over to the awesome, unique Millennium bridge and climbed all of the many steps up and around it, taking pictures of the different angles. I'm normally afraid of heights and scared of roller coasters, so walking this beast of a bridge was quite an accomplishment for this wuss. [ATTACH]169555[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]169556[/ATTACH] Next we walked over to the completely opposite looking bridge not far away; the medieval Roman high bridge. [ATTACH]169557[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]169558[/ATTACH] Next we had a lunch of Raciones; two types of chiperones, and jamon croquettes to share, and a glass of vino Blanco. The little restaurant looked out at the Ourense Cathedral, which was next on our agenda. The entry fee was only €5 for pilgrims and the audio tour was interesting to learn a few things about this awe inspiring cathedral. Ever since I visited the Sculpture museum in Valladolid with its many wood sculptures with polychrome finishes, I always look for signs of the wood exposed under the built up layering. Here is an example where the hands are broken off, exposing the wood. [ATTACH]169559[/ATTACH] We climbed the 110 old stone steps up to the top of the bell tower; always a favorite thing I like to do and a nice surprise it was included in the tour. [ATTACH]169560[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]169561[/ATTACH] We stumbled on this beautiful creation on a street made entirely of flowers and other loving plants. [ATTACH]169564[/ATTACH] We made sure to get our sello stamps in case we decide to get Compostelas in Santiago. Ourense is one of the 100k walks that qualifies for the certificate. Due to the weather, we decided not to swim at any of the thermal bath hot springs, which was rather disappointing as eas something I had looked forward to. Ourense was a nice city, but definitely not one of my top favorites of the ones I've seen in Spain. Tomorrow morning we head out to walk a majority of the day to Cea, where we have a reservation at Casa Manoso; 22k from Ourense. [/QUOTE]
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