La Coruña, Spain

Today we had a tour with David in Coruña. The city is also part of the Galicia region of north west Spain. The weather there was supposed to be rainy and overcast kick prevailed and we had the first sunny day they’d had in three months.

First, we stopped at the world’s oldest working lighthouse, over 2000 years old, called Hercules Tower. It was quite a hike to get up there but we did it! Unfortunately when we headed back to the parking area I got on the wrong bus. But the people were kind enough to point out they didn’t remember me…eh-heh. I did find the right bus eventually.

Next stop was El Topo, the mosaic statue of the local delicacy, the octopus. But there was a very long line. We only had a few minutes to hop off the bus so I only got the one picture.

Next we visited a church and learned more about the pilgrimage. There is a passport where each station gives a stamp to prove you’ve been there. Galacia’s symbol is the scallop shell and points the way to the next station.

*Neat random fact-on the shield of the Spanish flag there are two columns that represent the Colossus of Rhodes. There is a ribbon around each. As time passed it became the symbol for dollars, “$”.

Afterwards we visited the town center with the city offices and a statue of Maria Pinta. Maria Pinta lost her husband when the British tried to take over Coruña. Instead of mourning, she took her husband’s spear and shouted for the able bodied people to take up arms and follow her. They eventually over powered the British.

Our last stop was the old town. Coruña is also known as the city of glass. Extra facades of glass acted as a buffer to the cold winter winds. We had free time to shop and wander around. We had Mandarin flavored gelato before getting back on the bus and going back to the ship.

The evening show was Women of Rock and the good bye show with all the staff.Read more