TheLostPhotographer
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I'm a bit peeved.
There is a bar here in Santiago I visit regulary for a cafe con leche and copa de cognac to warm my soul when it's a bit cold. Very cold today and snowing. After Three hours of sketching the cathedral to muster up the grand total of €5.60 I decided to go to said bar for my regular. Before I had even opened the door a very 'enthusiastic' barman greeted me, asked if I had just had my compostela stamped, shook my hand and sat me down. I ordered the usual. Drank and enjoyed until the bill came. €4.40! Pero, normalente es €3? He then tapped a few keys on the till to prove he was right.
Few pilgrims. Few tourists and bad weather here presently. I'm struggling big time, and it seems many local businesses are also. A €1.40 penalty isn't appreciated. Be warned, the bars offering special prices for pilgrim menus may not offer such special prices for drinks for pilgrims. Worth asking before you partake.
That's bar Santiagues (or, summat) in that Praza of the dead just below the praza of the living at the back of the cathedral.
Sorry about the moan, but I am finding it very tough going here presently. Far from saving money for my next project, I'm watching it all vanish very quickly. The weather people keep telling me lies just to keep me here also.
On the plus side, if you want a very good value meal at a very fair price head to the bar opposite Polcia Nacional. Forget the name of the bar, or the plaza. Not far from the cathedral. €8 menu week days. €10 weekends and worth every penny. Very popular with locals - says it all really.
There is a bar here in Santiago I visit regulary for a cafe con leche and copa de cognac to warm my soul when it's a bit cold. Very cold today and snowing. After Three hours of sketching the cathedral to muster up the grand total of €5.60 I decided to go to said bar for my regular. Before I had even opened the door a very 'enthusiastic' barman greeted me, asked if I had just had my compostela stamped, shook my hand and sat me down. I ordered the usual. Drank and enjoyed until the bill came. €4.40! Pero, normalente es €3? He then tapped a few keys on the till to prove he was right.
Few pilgrims. Few tourists and bad weather here presently. I'm struggling big time, and it seems many local businesses are also. A €1.40 penalty isn't appreciated. Be warned, the bars offering special prices for pilgrim menus may not offer such special prices for drinks for pilgrims. Worth asking before you partake.
That's bar Santiagues (or, summat) in that Praza of the dead just below the praza of the living at the back of the cathedral.
Sorry about the moan, but I am finding it very tough going here presently. Far from saving money for my next project, I'm watching it all vanish very quickly. The weather people keep telling me lies just to keep me here also.
On the plus side, if you want a very good value meal at a very fair price head to the bar opposite Polcia Nacional. Forget the name of the bar, or the plaza. Not far from the cathedral. €8 menu week days. €10 weekends and worth every penny. Very popular with locals - says it all really.