*For walkers, riders, drivers, bikers, skateboarders, and others; it's the attitude, not the method of locomotion
July 18: Santiago de Compostela
Taking photos in the cathedral is not easy. The golden altar is glorious in its shining beauty. but rather too ornate for my taste.The organ is magnificent, with its pipes stretching over the congregation.Another view of the richly decorated organThe botafumeiro, which I saw wanted to see swing but didn’tSt. James the Warrior, wearing a pilgrim hat with a cockleshellPilgrim squareThe cathedral clock towerA fountain with horses, and pilgrims all around, including one very dear to meAnother view of that fountain, with the monstrance outlined against the skyA rather dark photo, but I like James’s face against the fountain, and the statue outlined against the light sky behindWhile we were in Santiago, there were many African pilgrims, who sang and in plazas and the cathedralDoorways, particularly one with interesting statues and shields, are always wonderful to seeThe cathedral clock tower and cupola and spires outlined against the sky, though with pesky scaffolding marring the shot
