Santiago de Compastela
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Introduction
Pilgrimage to Santiago de Compastella |
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They Come From All Over Europpe to Santago 9Spanish) St JAmes (English) and St Jaques (French) The Main Route is Defined by the Red Line |
| Map of the way of St James In Europe “The 1,000 year old pilgrimage to the shrine of St. James in the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela is known in English as the Way of St. James and in Spanish as the Camino de Santiago. Over 100,000 pilgrims travel to the city each year from points all over Europe and other parts of the world. The pilgrimage has been the subject of many books and television programmes, notably Brian Sewell’s The Naked Pilgrim produced for UK’s Five. ”
Santiago de Compastela capital of the autonomous community of Galicia northwestern Spain. origin in the shrine of Saint James the Great, now the city’s cathedral, destination of the Way of St. James, Catholic pilgrimage route originated in the 9th century. In 1985 the city’s Old Town designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This is a file from the Wikimedia Commons. Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; 112931b02.8 |
Train Ride from LaCoruna to Santiago Farmland and Forests |
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On the train from La Coruna to Santiago – countryside roads fences farms Santiago de Compastela capital of the autonomous community of Galicia northwestern Spain. origin in the shrine of Saint James the Great, now the city’s cathedral, destination of the Way of St. James, Catholic pilgrimage route originated in the 9th century. In 1985 the city’s Old Town designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. 112885p.8 |
Eucalyptus Forests |
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Welcome Sign |
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From the Train Station via this Government Building Pointed Prohibitive Protection Fence |
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Ponted Protective fence and Flags |
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Interesting Artsy Building in the New City Walking to the Old City |
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An Old Lady with Wares on her Head Out of Africa |
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An Interesting Umbrella Stand Coca Cola Bottle Top |
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St James Cathedral in Sight |
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Holy Spot The Shell |
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St James on his Horse and Sword in Hand Saving Spain from the Muslims |
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Elegant And ornate St James Cathedral |
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The Shell as a Major Symbol of the St James and the Pilgrims |
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Also Displayed by the Pilgrims |
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The Cross Alpha and Omega, Moon and the Sun |
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The Cross is All Over |
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Top of the Clock Tower, also called da Trindade or a Berenguela |
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Adornments of the Buildings |
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The Torch of a Radiant Star Another Characteristic Symbol pof the City |
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The Star |
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and Again |
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The Pilgrims Come from All Over Europe .. and the World A Backpack Hiking Boots A hiking Stick to receive the Shell of Accomplishment and Spiritual Reward |
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Proud Pilgrims |
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Congratulatory Hugs |
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Much Happiness |
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| Some Sadness |
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Introspection |
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They Also Come on Bikes |
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In Groups |
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The Characteristic Shell Speaks of the Mission |
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and the Shoes and Sandles of the Journey on Foot |
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Will be Back Soon |
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Sometimes with a Little More Style |
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And Sometimes they Look Like Cowboys |
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or Come with their Scout Group |
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And Do Not Forget the French Bread |
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and  Travel as a Family in Teal Shirts |
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Or Alone And Legs Ache so Bad |
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And Remember what Mama Said Protect Yourself from the Sun And Drink Lots a Water |
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Usually Recognized by the Hiking Stick |
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Pillgrims Office to Have a Quick Shower a Pit Stop and receive A Certificate |
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I Did It! |
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and You can get Your Picture Taken for 3 Euros |
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Young Priests on their Way to Mass |
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Purpose Now Clear Better Hurry Up |
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Me Nike’s have Failed “Just Do It!” |
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Oops I am Late! |
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Gotta get me Lottery Ticket Before Mass Starts |
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11299And the Enter the Holy Place And See St James in Gold on his Horse |
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And See him Up Close |
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And Also See Him on his White Horse with Sword in Hand |
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You Can Also See Him From Behind And See his Jewelled Golden Halo |
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So Close You Could Touch |
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St James is also Depicted in the Stained Glass Window |
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Confessing in Sandals before MAss Starts |
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Oh I am so Delighted you Told me That |
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Open for Business |
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Delivering Incense |
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 Church pulley and rope to support incense delivery. In old times the  church smelled so bad from unwashed pilgrims that they had to spray incense 113024p.8 |
A Closer Look |
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The Flask of Incense |
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And Mass is About to Start A Nun with Beautiful Voice Sings Hymns |
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And the Priest Delivers Inspiring Words |
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And the Congregation Listens Sings and Prays |
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Other Adornments and Interesting Features of the Church |
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Instruments that Help Sing Glory |
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| The Arches |
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The Light Coming In |
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Rounded and Pointed Arches |
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MAsons Accounting of Work A Signature |
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A Simple Yet Radiant Stain Glass Window Modern? |
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Cherubs and More Gold in Adoration for St James |
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And Others JAzz it Up in the Outside World |
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Am I enjoying Myself Yet? |
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Innocence in the Garden |
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Not So Innocent |
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Once Was a Boy Too |
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Making a Living in the Market The Vegetable Ladies |
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What Did You Say You Wanted? Kind Eyes |
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Strong Woman Arthritis in the Hands |
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Potato Lady |
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Onions and Garlic |
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Is This All You Wanted? A few Measly Beans! |
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You Choose! |
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How About Some Cheese That Has the Shape of a Woman’s Breast? There is a Story to be Told! Also Look Like Hershey’s Kisses |
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That Joke is just not PC |
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OK – The How About Sugared Figs Right From the Garden of Eden |
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Nao the Navigator at Work What Would We do Without Her?! |
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Even the Locals Appreciate Her |
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A Little More Fun in the Street with Music and the Odd looking Mr Jazzman |
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This Guy is Serious! |
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