The Latin mass was interspersed with a woman, whose voice was that of an angel (’tis true!). I stated, on the trail awhile back, that I considered...
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Monthly Archives: September 2019
Awestruck
Inside the Santiago de Compostela Cathedral, just prior to attending the Pilgrim’s Catholic Mass. ...
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A Celebratory Moment, So Rich and Rewarding
Soaking it all in what we accomplished in the center of Obrodoiro Plaza. ...
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Easy Going Around Town
Final full day and not a hike in sight!! Nice to throttle back and wander around aimlessly and at leisure. Beautiful sunny day in the in the...
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The Cathedral – Day Into Night in Black and White
I shot these infrared images then converted them all to black and white. ...
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Night Lit Cathedral in Oil
Bright lights, big, beautiful center stage. ...
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Dimming of the Day
A late afternoon stroll back to the Obradoiro Plaza for an honest, most genuine, really-feeling-good mug shot in front of the Cathedral, a garden scene we’d see...
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A Closeup in Oil
Oh, how I love the red-tiled roofs of Spain! That is all! ...
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A Room with THE View
Lucky us! It doesn’t get much better than this – these spectacular views from our hotel, the Pazos Alba! Various angles, views and scenes of this magnificent...
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Santiago de Compostela Cathedral
Located in the region of Galicia, in the northwest of Spain, the Santiago de Compostela Cathedral is one of the most important religious structures in the whole...
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Certificado de Distancia, y Compostela de Santiago
We “registered” as pilgrims and obtained our Credencial (aka the pilgrim’s passport, aka distance certificate) at the start of our journey back in St. Jean Pied de...
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Façade of the Obradoiro
The cathedral’s façade and towers have had several reforms since the 16th century. In the 18th century it was decided to build the current Baroque façade with large...
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The Cathedral’s Just Around the Corner!
Do you ever just want to get there? Do you ever get the feeling that the closer you get, you’re farther away? Can you see your final...
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On the Outskirts of Santiago de Compostela
Final scenes of farms, countryside, rock carvings, nice-looking suburban residences, a very long chain-link fence adorned crosses of snapped twigs and branches, and a peek into a...
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Mount Joy…
… so appropriate!! The last hill and the last stop before arrival in Santiago, about an hour away. Monte de Gozo, or Mount Joy, was once the...
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