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Except for three cloudy days in January, the weather almanac shows that it has rained or snowed in Santiago every day in January and February this year! Lluvia for sure.
Yup! The rain in Spain falls mainly...on Galicia. Philip Wren was right!
Just be glad it is not snow. The standard conversion rate is one inch of rain (3 cm) to about 10 inches of snow (@ 30 cm). If you do the math, and if it were cold enough at Santiago, they would still be digging the place out in April and May.
Well, I'm planning to be in Santiago May 14-15th.
Please ensure we have day after day of SUN during May and June otherwise I will just blame my friend Diogo from Lisbon .....
I requested a Mass to be offered with the botafumerio from the Cathederal for May 27th.
Here is the update from the Cathederal:
“We are contacting you to inform you that unfortunately the...
Does Ivan's place close for siesta or dinner? Trying to sort how to get my stored luggage and I know places close in Spain even when their doors say the hours they are open. Are we supposed to...
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