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Wonderful Morning in Santiago pt. 1

scruffy1

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Time of past OR future Camino
Holy Year from Pamplona 2010, SJPP 2011, Lisbon 2012, Le Puy 2013, Vezelay (partial watch this space!) 2014; 2015 Toulouse-Puenta la Reina (Arles)
Up bright and early - 0830 - dark until then, what a country! Walked out to my favorite church in Santiago - oops! second favorite - Santa Maria del Sar. 10-15 minute walk from Plaza Galicia away from the cathedral. Late Rimanesque Early Gothic a living example for why the buttress, flying or otherwise was envisioned. Walls too high vaults too heavy and the church began to buckle, there is not a straight wall, column, or window in the entir edifice - even the window glass has buckled. Not just for students of architecture or art this a very esthetic and beautiful church.
 
The one from Galicia (the round) and the one from Castilla & Leon. Individually numbered and made by the same people that make the ones you see on your walk.
The first edition came out in 2003 and has become the go-to-guide for many pilgrims over the years. It is shipping with a Pilgrim Passport (Credential) from the cathedral in Santiago de Compostela.
Santiago is quite lovely in the morning before the crowds begin to fill it in.
 

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