Wednesday, August 31, 2022 – A Relaxing Day in Santiago.

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With nowhere special to go this morning it was time to unplug the alarm clock, sack in and get a really good nights sleep. We finally woke up around 8:30 and got out of the pension at 9:30.

This is the street that leads out of our pension to the Cathedral.
The same picture but focused more on the Cathedral.
What beautiful flowers framing this balcony.

After Marco did a little souvenir shopping, we strolled over to the food market in Santiago. The food market is eight long narrow buildings where the people of Santiago can buy fresh meat, fish, cheese and produce.

Each one of the eight halls in the market look the same. There is a walkway down the middle with food stalls on either side of the walkway. This food hall specializes in meat.
Each food hall has a stone marker on the wall near the entrance denoting what you will find when you enter the hall.
Who likes raw oysters 🦪?
The fresh fruits and vegetables look great.
What do you do with a whole pig’s head? For all I know I have been eating pig’s head as I walked on the Norte. Sometimes I ordered things from the menu when I had no idea what I was ordering.
Next to the Santiago food market I found this beautiful church, the church of Saint Augustine.
Inside this beautiful church I lit a candle and said a prayer for everyone
Now it is time for lunch at the same place we had dinner last night.
Manuel is the owner of the Abrasador. He was thrilled to see us back for lunch.
Anne, from France, is back from Finisterre and she joined us for lunch.
That is two pounds of very rare steak. We had a sizzling metal plate that we used to finish cooking our strips of steak. After that we sprinkled the cooked strips of meat with salt and enjoyed the deliciousness.
The Spanish include fries with your steak. Vegetables would have been nice but the fries were good.
Manuel insisted that we finish our meal with a frosted shot glass full of liquor.
After lunch we walked down to Obradorio Square and had gelato for dessert. I decided to try this chocolate and hazelnut gelato. It was beyond delicious.
The Door of Forgiveness. It is only open during holy years. I have no idea why people aren’t lining up to enter the Cathedral through this door.
Mark and Marco in Obradorio Square in front of the Cathedral’s Portico Of Glory.
An afternoon Radler.
Burritos for dinner.
Starting out with guacamole and chips.
This is the Heisenberg burrito, a nod to Breaking Bad, and it was delicious.
Beautiful sunset.
Vibrant colors in this sunset.
Moonrise over the dome of the Church of Saint Mary. Definitely an occasion to say a prayer for everyone.

That’s it for today. We walked 15,000 steps, 9 kilometers and climbed the equivalent of 9 flights of stairs.

I hope you are having a good day wherever you are. Good evening from Santiago, Spain.

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I've been retired from the Union Pacific Railroad since 2017. I've been planning to walk the Camino for about 6 months and can't wait to get started.

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