I wanted to take a moment to share a few photos from the past few days in Santiago de Compostela. The clocks have been set back an hour and autumn is officially here. The air is crisp and so are the leaves. Angel and I have been going on walks to take advantage of the good weather and to see the Galician autumn. It is truly beautiful here, I haven't ever seen a place like it before. Moss grows on all the trees and the old buildings as well, with ivy creeping up the sides of homes, like something from a bedtime story really.
Park Alameda
Something from a fairytale, I'm sure there are gnomes living inside...
A little blurry, but the trees are covered in moss
A little dark (I need to take my real camera around Santiago) but the sunsets here are to die for
Another sunset
Spanish gyms...empty at any time of day ;)
Stream just outside of town, on the camino de Santiago, for those valiant enough to continue on to Finisterre this is part of the path that awaits them
A dilapidated house overrun with ivy on the same part of the camino
Tonight we went to the Museo de Arte Sacro, sacred art, and after wandering around with no idea where to find the museum for a half hour, shockingly enough we found it inside a church. We were greeted by a nun (I love nuns and never get tired of seeing them) who ushered us into the museum. The museum had dictations dating from the XIII century, artifacts from the church and painting and sculptures. The church was in this plaza.
Praza da Quintana
Spanish equivalent of the phrase 'beer goggles', 'there are no ugly people, just a lack of drinks'
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