the back of the cathedral
If you go upstairs you can "embrace" the Apostle??
Lots of carvings and pictures of this fella
35 degrees in Europe can be hard work, the green hills in this area start to give up a lot of the moisture they are holding onto and the humidity goes through the roof!! While we were starting to look for a place for lunch I suddenly caught the smell of BBQ and down below us to the right on a minor road we found this place. All you can eat for 20 euros. The place was packed with locals and tourists alike. Whoever though of stocking the fires so that the smoke drifted across the main highway was a genius !
When we finished this they just asked if we wanted more!!
I had been warned by my sister that access to the area around the cathedral was limited bordering on impossible and it was more by luck and ignoring some no entry signs that we found the entrance to our hotel right opposite the back entrance to the cathedral. We unloaded the bike and registered and for the first time on the trip we had to put the bike into a public car park for safe keeping. Never mind. Our hotel was an old monastery and while the rooms were sparse they were comfortable and cool.
The entrance to the hotel
Inside was nice
The next day was spent wandering around the old city and trying to find not only the religious parts (of which there are many, cathedral etc) but the other interesting places like the meat and fish market we stumbled upon.
fish market in full swing
Lots of interesting places to discover
The early evening nightlife in Santiago is fantastic. Once everyone has woken up from their siesta the street cafes and tapas bars come to life and it’s a great way to people watch while having a drink and some nice nibbles. In fact this was becoming our evening meal as we ate our main meal at lunch time as eating at 10.00 in the evening is not my thing.
Cafe culture in the evening - Great
Good beer, but beware at 8.2%!!!
Octopus tapas, mmmmm!!
Different buskers each night at this place
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