We've reached Santiago, but this time, we didn't walk in. There are pilgrims all over, some looking tired, some thin, some cleaned up and ready to enjoy the town. This photo is of the line up outside the Pilgrim Office, at 3:45pm, for pilgrims to receive their Compostela, a certificate for walking at least the last 100km. The line will go in the door and then up a long winding staircase, so these folks will be in line for an hour.
And then we checked into our hotel. What a view! And those are spires are the Convent of San Francisco, attributed to St. Francis who went on pilgrimage to Santiago in 1214. He always offered care to walkers, a tradition which remains to the present day.
Just before we left for the party, we couldn't resist another photo, taken at 9pm out the window.
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