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    Cathedral online

    Hi Sil, Great to know your views on Burgos Cathedral, we arrived at the deserted cold Burgos Cathedral on a morning and after seeing so many Cathedrals all over Europe we did not linger. You are preaching to the converted as to regards to the ostentatious restoration work done to many of the...
  2. J

    Cathedral online

    Sil, The video highlights the present sad state of the Santiago Cathedral to what it can be as shown on the video. In May 2007 our first sight of the Cathedral was of a cathedral in desperate need of restoration: the exterior walls and roof had green unsightly moss and even trees growing out of...
  3. J

    More details on low-cost airline subsidies

    Frank of Santiago wrote "What do you think about Ryanair? " We flew in from New Zealand to London and used Ryan Air to fly to Rome Ciampino, spent a couple of days there and used Ryan Air to fly to Santander to begin the Camino. From Santiago De Compostela we took Ryan Air to fly to Stansted...
  4. J

    Cathedral conservation

    We arrived at the cathedral square one damp morning in May 2007 and it was a terribly disappointing anticlimax to three years of planning and days of walking to see the cathedral walls and spires. Having seen the restoration works done to cathedrals in Austria, UK, Germany, France and Italy...
  5. J

    Best deal in Santiago

    Thank you for putting this information about getting a reasonably priced meal on Ivar's website. We had depended on the CSJ book but found it increasingly out of date, or too blinkered. The best information is still here on this site. Perhaps the CSJ book editors could look at this site or...
  6. J

    Santiago Airpot gets busy

    Hi lillypond, For Ivar, we arrived very early for our flight to Stansted from Santiago and there was an unexpected huge crowd. We are seasoned travelers used to crowds at Kingsford Sydney, Heathrow, Los Angeles, Singapore, Rome, and other international airports, our research showed that...
  7. J

    Pilgrim Mass in Santiago

    Grouchy .... to each his or her own thoughts when you are faced with flashing cameras and difficulty in squeezing past tourists and other pilgrims through the half open doors into the cathedral during the midday mass. In another posting it has been pointed out that there is another mass...
  8. J

    Evening Service for pilgrims in Santiago Cathedral

    Thank you for the information on the evening mass, we were not impressed with the throng of tourists at the midday mass who outnumbered the pilgrims and those who came to attend mass. For those who wants to have a time to reflect and give thanks for all the good things in life then the...

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