The train ride took an hour and by the time it was over we were ready for lunch. First we wandered in amongst the pilgrims in the square. There were small groups of two and three and larger groups of up to 20. One group had dogs of all shapes and sizes. There were young adults and elderly folks and everything in between. Some were crying, some were elated, doing the "Rocky" arm up victory pose and many of them were flat on their backs. We walked along a narrow and busy street popping into shops and evaluating restaurants. We settled on Meson a Charca and were very happy with our selection. We continued along the same road and reached a large park, Parc de Alameda. Here we saw several statues, from the classic to the funky to the funny. We kept on moving and passed the market but contrary to the advertised opening times, it was mostly closed.
The entrance tot he Cathedral
It s a bit windy
Dogs!
A group shot
From across the square it seems calm
The Galician flag
Bikes
Pilgrim down
The shell is the symbol of St. James
Every imaginable way to work in the Camino was on display in the shops
Windy even inside
We will have to eat some tasty pulpo
Our lunch spot
Carved wooden art on the wall
Someone else's order
Someone else's big steak
Where we were sitting we could see the grill and watch the progress of this steak
Everyone's bread
Leslie got the scallops
I had a traditional sausage starter
Shrimps in garlic and wild mushrooms for the meal
Yummy lunch
Not as appealing as the decorator of the window might have though
Dalias in bloom in the park
Is this some tik-tok dance craze? Mendez Munez can really shake his thing
The park had lots of flowers and these cute bridges
A massive Japanese Maple
A more modest maple and yet another church
A bubbling fountain
Built in 1908, this garden pavilion has classic styling
Very grand
Very detailed
A gnome like fountain
Lilies!
A pigeon condo
The sculptures do not stop
We have reached a great view point
A huge tree and the cathedral in the distance
Ta da!
Some towers get toppers some do not
Three styling iron folk
Back then hats were de regueur
A very nice poiece
The middle figure is holding what appears to be a newspaper but in reality id identifies the piece and the artist. Wave Night, Elixa to Carlos Maside by Manuel Maria
These three were sitting with this sculpture and we were waiting by the side. the woman motioned for me to take their picture with her polaroid camera but when I took the photo, no picture cam out. No problem, i took the picture with my camera instead
Either way we got our turn
It is Don Ramon Maria del Valle-Inclan
A radical subversive dramatist and novelist
The two Marias are vary funny
Ola Leslie
What does Ricardo Carvalho Calero have in his hand?
A Fritz head is what
A thin rainbow
This place looked abandoned
Vary imposing
The last remnant of the city walls.
Google said the market was open till 4
Only one or two shops were still open
But we were not in the market for pig snouts
Or pig feet
So we kept moving
The center area had a tower
And some bovine themed art
Paio Gomez Charino has a crick in his neck
One of the oldest looking churches
Wha looks to be a monsatary in the distance
The streets are getting more and more narrow
Some streets just stop at an imposing house
Ring the bell!
It has been 4 years and 96 days since we began our Migration
