No Botafumeiro

It normally hangs, and swings, from the rope in the centre of the main picture. On closer inspection, I’m not sure I’d sit in it’s path again. The pulley is simple, with no safety brake, and the smaller ropes coming off the larger one look like something I’d throw away. And the 5 guys who control it, hang onto them.

18 September 2019: Relocating, Solo Shopping, Last Supper....and the Fun Train.

September 18th 2019
Hey, we leave Santiago tomorrow, but first we have to change accommodation. When our flights were booked to Frankfurt Hahn Airport, I couldn’t extend our booking at the Monastery, so I rebooked at a hotel a few steps from the airport bus. We will still eat breakfast at the Monastery tomorrow, 6€, cheap cheap, so it’s really a win win from our viewpoint. We enjoyen our usual breakfast at Sa ... read more

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Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in ... ... read more

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