Santiago de Compostela and Muros (Galicia)

We made it to Santiago!!!! Thank god. We had had enough of Barcelona - the heat, smell, bustle, cheap stuff that didn't work, the heat, the expensive food, the heat, and mostly the heat.Matt thinks Santiago is beautiful!

The big cathedral where pilgrims on the Way of St James end their trek. We saw lots of them pour in and cathartically fall down and roll around in the square. The ground next to the entrance to the cathedral has many flowers and candles and notes to the victims of the terrible train accident that happened last week. The flags across the plaza were at half mast also. 

The first thing we did was get some breakfast since we got up so early. We got some pastries and coffee, and drinking chocolate and churros. 

We didn't have lunch here but there were so many good looking restaurants there!

Local liquors that I want to try at a bar before I buy. Side note, we didn't drink any of the tiny liquor bottles I bought for our flight because Lufthansa has free unlimited beer and wine!

We rented a car, which turned out to be a Mercedes hybrid. Lolz.

The drive to Muros was about an hour.

Here we are! The weather is so mild and breezy and the air is so clear and fresh.

We got to our apartment in late afternoon and did laundry, and took showers and naps, since we had been up since 4 am and had a huge seafood lunch with beer.

Now we're in a cafe near our apartment trying to contact the rest of the family, who should have arrived at their rental house by now. Unfortunately we don't have wifi at our apartment so our communication is limited. We tried to get to their house since we can see it on the hill but we couldn't get to it. 

The version of sangria here is Rioja wine (red) mixed with lemonade, and it's delicious. It's like a radler but with cheaper wine.

Matt has a bit of a cold, since our last night in Krakow, so he's finally getting to relax in breathable air and a nicer bed. However, our courtyard is very popular with little kids as a playground, and there is some sort of construction going on all day, and also copious seagulls screaming constantly. Hopefully those will abate by the time it gets dark - it's 9:30 pm and still light.

Ok that's all for now! More later...