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  1. Bradypus

    Botafumeiro back in place in the cathedral

    It is no longer routinely used on Fridays. Only on the special occasions named on the cathedral website or if it is paid for privately. Tour groups often pay to have the Botafumeiro used during their visits. The message is that it will be available for use from 10 July. Not that it will be used...
  2. Bradypus

    Botafumeiro back in place in the cathedral

    A message posted on Facebook a few minutes ago by Johnnie Walker. "BOTAFUMEIRO WILL BE USED FROM 10 JULY 2024. The Pilgrims' Office in Santiago is informing tour groups who make regular bookings that the Botafumeiro will return to regular use one 10 July 2024. This follows a period of repair...
  3. Bradypus

    Botafumeiro back in place in the cathedral

    Just seen a post on Facebook which said that the botafumeiro was back in use today https://www.facebook.com/groups/544764125895308/permalink/2129115954126776/
  4. Bradypus

    Botafumeiro back in place in the cathedral

    Message posted recently on the APOC Facebook group. Sent to me by a friend in Santiago "So I'm posting this on behalf of Tom Labuzienski who is currently volunteering at the Pilgrim's Office. As you all know, the botafumeiro has been reinstalled in the cathedral and everyone is anxiously...
  5. Bradypus

    Botafumeiro back in place in the cathedral

    A friend watched the complete team of tiraboleiros giving it a full test swing late last night on the webcam when the cathedral was closed and more work had been done on it.
  6. Bradypus

    Botafumeiro back in place in the cathedral

    More work on the Botafumeiro going on in the cathedral tonight. Large red crane in place.
  7. Bradypus

    Botafumeiro back in place in the cathedral

    The pilgrim mass has just ended. The botafumeiro remained on view throughout but was not used on this occasion.
  8. Bradypus

    Botafumeiro back in place in the cathedral

    Today's noon pilgrim mass in the cathedral in Santiago has just started and the Botafumeiro is back in place after being out of use for several months for repair work. The view from one of the cathedral webcams.
  9. Bradypus

    Botafumerio out of service

    After seeing a comment on Facebook just now I checked the cathedral webcams. The botafumeiro is hanging in place this morning as people arrive for the noon pilgrim mass.
  10. Bradypus

    Botafumerio out of service

    Not happening - Johnnie Walker just asked the cathedral staff directly. June at the earliest for its return.
  11. Bradypus

    Pilgrim office website - security warning?

    Here is the full set from the TV network. The one on the way to Monte do Gozo is the San Marcos one. Scroll down for it. https://www.g24.gal/Webcams
  12. Bradypus

    Pilgrim office website - security warning?

    After the last few days I'm sure a quieter day will be very welcome! :cool:
  13. Bradypus

    3,171 Compostelas issued today

    It looks as if today's total is just a little short of the 3,000 mark: 2,938 Compostelas issued today. 9,281 in just three days in May. I think these are unprecedented numbers for the time of year. Not sure what conclusions can be drawn from that quite yet but it certainly has surprised me!
  14. Bradypus

    Pilgrim office website - security warning?

    Good to hear that things are moving there. Going to be another busy day if there are close on a thousand just after noon! I've been looking at the webcam a little before the Monte do Gozo and it is still very busy on the Camino there despite the weather.
  15. Bradypus

    Pilgrim office website - security warning?

    For a reasonable length of time perhaps. There was a short period before Covid when waiting times to receive a Compostela could easily be three or four hours on the busiest of days. The pilgrim office introduced a queue system rather like the tickets at a supermarket deli counter. Take a...
  16. Bradypus

    Pilgrim office website - security warning?

    There will probably be upwards of 2,000 people arriving today and wanting to register on the website. You can disregard the browser security warnings and enter the site. Though not everyone will know that or be happy to do so. Haven't tried the registration form myself. Perhaps today will be...
  17. Bradypus

    Pilgrim office website - security warning?

    Not the best time for it. Over 3,000 Compostelas yesterday and the same the day before. And now the pilgrim office want people to register via the website before visiting. Getting a big red security warning from your browser is probably not what a couple of thousand arriving pilgrims want to see...
  18. Bradypus

    Pilgrim office website - security warning?

    I've sent an email to the pilgrim office about the problem. Sure others will have done the same.
  19. Bradypus

    Pilgrim office website - security warning?

    When I go to the pilgrim office website at the moment I am receiving a warning about the website's security certificates. Same on both Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge browsers. And if I disregard that and enter the site the main screen no longer gives a count of today's arrivals. Just me or are...
  20. Bradypus

    3,171 Compostelas issued today

    I have said the same thing elsewhere this evening. Though you might have to ban me if I repeated my initial verbal reaction on the forum... :cool:

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