Day 19 Santiago de Compostela Nest style Hotel

(Day 18 - rest day in Santiago) 

We return to the cozy coolness of our hotel room after a stroll, absolutely perfect timing for the Sunday mass at the cathedral and the swinging of the giant incense burner - the botofumiero.  We must have god on our side because each time we have been here we have experienced it. And it doesn’t happen at every mass. 

  

Brujas are part of Galicia’s ‘mystical spell’.

Backpacks not allowed inside the catedral. 

Found this statue in the catedral❤️

Not moved by the service, in fact we were not planning on attending, but got some great pics of CC in the cathedral  and during the  singing of Hallelujah, I channeled Leonard Cohen’s version. 

Then off for a little shopping where CC bought me a memorable necklace, a glass of wine at our favorite refuge where we have stayed the last three times and then lunch at a favorite place and now a much desired siesta.  

We met the two Canadian women we had previously met at Ponte de Lima.  Nice conversation though political in nature.  When leaving we all said goodbye and "hope to meet again... who knows...." 

Tomorrow we take a BUS tour - us!! Imagine this. To the ocean towns of Finesterre and Muxia.  

  Note: listening to Willie Nelson’s Last Man Standing Vila Spotify right now.