New Pilgrims' Office

miguel_gp

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• Oct 20, 2015

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Just a few snaps of the progress on the new Pilgrims' Office in Rúa das Carretas

The whole street is still closed for Roadworks but signage is up outside and it may be up and running by the end of the year.

 

peregrina2000

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• Oct 20, 2015

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Wow, that's impressive -- look what it looked like just 3 months ago:

 

annakappa

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• Oct 20, 2015

• #3

Incredible that the road is still closed. It was like that when we walked past in June. I'm sure that all the inhabitants and businesses on that street must be well and truly fed up! The new building looks great, but has also taken ages to complete!

 

peregrina2000

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• Oct 20, 2015

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Interesting point, Anna. I was on this street with a Spanish lawyer and he told me that the business owners are actually compensated for their decrease in business during the time the roadworks are going on. But the poor residents, if there are any remaining on that street, just have to suck it up and put up with it. And the noise level was pretty high when I was there, though they did take a nice long break at lunch time so we could eat in peace.

 

annakappa

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Time of past OR future Camino

Part frances jun 07/rest frances may- jun 2008/Frances sept-oct 2009/ Sanabres Oct 2010/Frances sept-oct 2011/Aragones Sept-Oct 2012. Hospitalero Sept 2010, Amiga in Pilgrim's Office Oct 2013. Part Primitivo Oct 2013. Portugues from Porto June 2015.

• Oct 20, 2015

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peregrina2000 said:

Interesting point, Anna. I was on this street with a Spanish lawyer and he told me that the business owners are actually compensated for their decrease in business during the time the roadworks are going on. But the poor residents, if there are any remaining on that street, just have to suck it up and put up with it. And the noise level was pretty high when I was there, though they did take a nice long break at lunch time so we could eat in peace.

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And the dust! ( well dust when the weather is dry)! Looks like the road still hasn't been surfaced yet! Well, I'm glad that at least the businesses have received compensation!

 

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• Oct 20, 2015

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The new office will move a lot of congestion from near the cathedral. It may be a bit hard on the merchants around the current office. Sales of cardboard tubes will plummet.