Exploring with my camera
We were feeling good – a somewhat pain-free day – and so decided to go wandering in Santiago de Compostela. Walls of Santiago The Medieval town was walled, but the walls were mainly demolished towards the end of the 19th … Continued
We found Benavente quite quiet until it was Thursday which is market day in Benavente. The town suddenly comes alive on Thursdays, with people everywhere! I love visiting the markets in Spain and I am looking forward to the covered … Continued
We had fortified ourselves with coffee and now it was time to continue our visit to Estella. We climbed up to see the Church of San Miguel – exploring can be hard work at times! The Church of San Miguel … Continued
It was put to me that we had spent a day ‘mooching about’ in Pamplona. Now, this seems to suggest aimless wandering so I thought it might be worth listing what actually happened!
On Monday, our first full day the town, we set off to the market in Burgos for some fresh provisions. Well, you live and learn, and Mondays are not good days; the fish stalls are all closed and the other … Continued
Ou last day was All Saints Day in Cambados and it began slowly with another lovely breakfast, consisting mainly of fruit. Then we set off to explore San Tomé and Cambados itself.
Hennebont was buzzing on Thursday – market day! The square between the gateway into the walled old town and the 16C Basilica Notre Dame du Paradis was filled with vans and stalls and every conceivable kind of food.
