Day 17 - Santiago de Compostela

Oh, what bliss to be able to have a lie in and no real plans for the day!

Woke up a little hungover - the sangria last night was delicious - and very glad not to have to do any “real” walking today. However, we still had to do one of the pilgrim must-do chores - wash our clothes! Unbeknownst to me our apartment had a laundry service, but we’d already found a launderette and fancied a wander - all of two streets away! But, it did give us the chance to visit the bakery next door, which didn’t look like a bakery at all, where we had the strangest conversation with the lady serving - the following was all in Spanish by the way:
Me: oh, this looks interesting- what is it? (points at cake thing)
Her: it’s cake. (She literally said “cake” in English)
Me: ok, but what kind of cake?
Her: it’s cake
Me: cake?
Her: that’s what it is “cake” - that’s just what it is called. “Cake”.
We bought one, along with yummy cheesecake and croissants, but were so full after those we’ve yet to try the “cake”.

Laundry done and cake bought, we went for a wander around town, I attended the 12 o’clock mass which was packed, hugged an apostole, had lunch, had a tattoo, had a nap, went out again for a walking tour and dinner, went on the ferris wheel, and are now shattered. Our rest, “down” day has seen us do almost 20000 steps!

It’s a public holiday, so the whole town is out, there are concerts in lots of the squares, and there’s a wonderful vibe all over the place. We will be sad to leave it, but Porto beckons tomorrow. Can’t wait 😊Read more