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  1. piogaw

    Where to study Spanish in Spain AFTER the Camino?

    hello audge, welcome to the camino forum, there are language schools in santiago. you can also try the unibversity of santiago. or you can seek nadbvice from john at the amigos in the oficina del peregrino in santiago. another one i can highly recommend is to go to salamanca and sign up with...
  2. piogaw

    Pilgrims Statistics for 2013 - growth doubles!

    Hello jmcarp, Parados stand for unemployed persons, and oikoten stand for juvenile penitent pilgrims- a program set up in belgium and also used by the french authority. The oikoten usually are accompanied by social workers who are also peregrinos. I met two pairs of them while walking the vdlp...
  3. piogaw

    Pilgrim Mass

    Pilgrim mass daily at 12 noon. Friday 19:30 (7:30 pm) mass with botafumeiro ceremony. Buen camino.
  4. piogaw

    more people than beds?

    Hello darialee, Welcome to the forum. Many of these peregrinos start their caminos on the last 100 kilometres from santiago. And as mentioned previously, they are coming from different routes. If you look at the statistics from the oficina del peregrinos you will see what i am talking about...
  5. piogaw

    The Cathedral to ban backpacks/walking poles etc

    i am not questioning the security measures. but i am asking why peregrinos are treated differently inside the cathedral during the mass and the botafumeiro ceremony. i am not talking about the backpacks and walking poles issues. this regulation is done with and being enforced. i wish you are...
  6. piogaw

    The Cathedral to ban backpacks/walking poles etc

    http://elcorreogallego.es/santi...baston/idEdicion-2013-11-19/idNoticia-837939/
  7. piogaw

    The Cathedral to ban backpacks/walking poles etc

    Hello nicoz, The atocha bombings and two smaller stations in madrid happened in july of 2004. So why waited until now to implement these security measures. You would have thought at the height of the security alert at that time, new security measures would have been put in place. I am not...
  8. piogaw

    The Cathedral to ban backpacks/walking poles etc

    Hello colin, Yes, things have change this year on many rules and regulations. I am only pointing out what is going on and asking for clarification as i am not a member of the church authority but just a simple peregrino like you and i. I saw these changes gradually being introduced this year...
  9. piogaw

    The Cathedral to ban backpacks/walking poles etc

    Ltfit, Please read my post again. Nobody is complaining about what you have to pay for storage of backpack. Nobody is asking for special priviledges. The question i am posing is whether the cathedral authority has a new agenda in favour of the well-heeled tourists as compare to the poor...
  10. piogaw

    The Cathedral to ban backpacks/walking poles etc

    firstly i want to apologize for asking the following questions. i want to emphasize these questions are not intended to be provocative. it is just i am very confused. as a peregrino on the camino to santiago and as a christian, i have concerned for all future peregrinos. these, i believe, are...
  11. piogaw

    The Cathedral to ban backpacks/walking poles etc

    hello sillydoll. if we are to worry about the damage to the cathedral, why not just shut down the cathedral entirely? this will probably inconvenienced more the tour group tourists and also the cruise ship tourists whose ships berth at vigo and a coruna more than the pilgrims. then what would...
  12. piogaw

    The Cathedral to ban backpacks/walking poles etc

    i would like to play the devil's advocate. is the banning of the backpacks/walking poles has anything to do with accommodating the increasing numbers of tourist visiting the cathedral? as everyone knows, the capacity of the cathedral is, if i am not mistaken, 1000 person. and also the midday...
  13. piogaw

    Swinging of the botafumeiro

    Hello susan, The botafumeiro has been swinging at every 19:30 hour (07:30 pm) friday mass until further notice. The botafumeiro will also be swinging at the midday pilgrim mass on holy days and will be swinging also to whoever pay for the service. Buen camino.
  14. piogaw

    Midday pilgrim mass

    Hello john, A few questions. Does this meant that you can not even carry a small rucksack on your back? How about a shoulder bag? Also is this rule going to be uniformly applied to all peregrinos, all tourist groups from bus tours and cruise ships? God bless.
  15. piogaw

    Midday pilgrim mass

    Hello to all the veteran and experienced peregrinos, and also to the newbies peregrinos, Are things changing in the cathedral for the midday mass? I have seem changes being introduced slowly regarding rules and regulations during the mass. Are the rules and regulations being enforced uniformly...
  16. piogaw

    Swinging of the botafumeiro

    I myself would like to have clarification from the cathedral authority. As far as i know, if johnnie walker can clarified my comment, the taking of photographs whether with or without electronic flash, is absolutely forbidden. However, in my frequent visit to the midday pilgrim mass, i have...
  17. piogaw

    Botafumeiro - A group request a service

    Thanks john. Sorry i did not see the first line. So it is €300 minimum. God bless.
  18. piogaw

    Botafumeiro - A group request a service

    Please ask johnnie walker to clarify the fees. I believe he mentioned €300 euros as a minimum. But in his website, he mentioned €800 for tourist in group of less than 50. Is the €300 for school, church or pilgrim group? Or is it for everybody as a minimum fee?
  19. piogaw

    Swinging of the botafumeiro

    I am sorry to hear of your disappointment at the botafumeiro ceremony. Many peregrinos and tourists are all looking forward to the ceremony. Unfortunately you are right in being disappointed. Many of us and othere tourists do not respect and obey the rules and regulations of the cathedral. It is...
  20. piogaw

    Nice things to do in Santiago ( apart from the obvious)!

    hello helen and john, i am glad that you are enjoying santiago. god bless.

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