Our night time tour of the cathedral was scheduled to start at10:30 at night. It was a guided tour in English. Thank goodness we have adjusted to the Spanish schedule and were able to stay awake all the way to midnight when the tour ended. We took a cab up to the cathedral so we would know where to be to call another one to take us back to the hotel. We walked around the square a bit, popped into a fancy hotel and then back out to the square. We heard the sound of a band and walked over to find a dozen men in traditional garb playing their hearts out. We had a great time listening to the music, but eventually our tour start time rolled around. We loved the tour. We tromped up and down stone steps, listened to a description of the original facade, toured the museum and got right into the alter area. We were even able to hug the statue of St. James. Then it was to the cloister where we heard the bells chime 12 times to tell everyone it was midnight. We had a bit of an issue finding our way back home but once we found our way we decided to walk back. So we got 2400 steps in on the 12th even before we got to bed.
We got drpped off a few blocks away
We have arrived on the scene, only an hour to wait
Gorgeous in the twilight
Love the traditional outfits
A dozen band members and a raucous crowd made for a great time
A very delightful treat
They played under a portico and out of the wind
Traditional Bagpipes
Aye yi yi yi, my toes they have the blisters!
There is no doubt that this is an impressive cathedral
A fine sunset
Pazo di Raxio
One of the fine buildings was turned into a hotel
Fancy ast inside
Grand doorways
Gat a load of these door handles
We reported to the start of the tour 20 minutes before the tour started as requested
There were very limited opportunities to take pictures. This is an example of they type of granite carvings found all throughout the interior
The circular opening used to be part of the exterior before one of the many upgrades to the cathedral
All the extra protrusions were probably to support the window that was originally here
We are on the top floor and the old exterior is to the right while the new exterior is to the left
The whole length of the church
Even though we were on the top floor, there was still a long way to go to the top
Big windows
We were only allowed to take pictures in this small area and we could see the alter way down there
Now I wish I would have brought my super zoom camera
This is just a section of the grand altar
We are now outside in the cloister
It was chilly and the wind was bllowing
Gigantic bells!
The bell tower is getting a renovation
The sent us out a different door than the one we entered through. We got a bit lost...
It is a whole different vibe at night
The signal for the maps was in and out but we finally found out way out
