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I took this photo 1 minute after photographing the Galicia marker shown by stgcph above:
(Can’t help questioning why they specify the distance down to the metre...)
And if you’re ever in Tanis, I’m led to believe it’s well worth visiting the Map Room at the right time of day, particularly if you’re trying to find your way to the Well of Souls. Just make sure that you get the length of the staff right...
There’s a similar occurrence in Los Arcos.
We just happened to be there on the right day.
Each year on August 16 (and presumably the ‘mirror’ date in about April), at sunset the sun’s rays pass through a hole in the archway at the West end of the town square, to illuminate the image of the...
Re: the ‘latinisation’ of names at the Compostela office...
My name (Scott) was latinised to Scotorum, and I my walking family immediately nicknamed me “Knackers” ... ;)
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