RTgoes2spain: Zen Trip Day 3: Santiago de Compostela

Before I decided to make a daytrip out to a closeby city Santiago de Compostela (35 min train ride each way), I took advantage of the non-rainy morning in A Coruna. Like I said before, I had outstanding luck because this place is known for its rain.

Here are some fishermen gettin there fishing on.

Here's a cool spear-looking piece of art---I'm a bad tourist, I forget the name. Very pretty though upclose.

Hip-Hop Shop New York StylO---I know I don't know every single word in the English dictionary, but please, help me out with the meaning of "stylO".

Train ride to Santiago de Compostela.

So a little history lesson for you...

Santiago de Compostela is the ending point of the very commonly hiked Camino de Santiago (Path of Santiago). This became a very touristy (well, actually tourists, Spaniards, Europeans, people from all over...) challenge, and the people who trek it are known as pilgrims.

The Camino de Santiago came about because it is said that Santiago the Apostle preached in this region of Spain, and after he died in Palestine, was buried here. It is said that his tomb was discovered by a "religious hermit" (as said in my tourism book) in the year 813 who apparently followed a guiding star. The name Compostela comes from Latin campus stellae, to then Spanish, campo de estrella, which all put together means "field of the star". Then there was a church built on the holy remains, and ever since, people have continued throughout the years making the journey.

Old part of the city.

The catedral in Santiago. I got goosebumps standing in front of it. You just feel this old, gothic sense. Incredible building.

Of course, I had to try the typcial Galician dish, pulpo (octopus). This particular style is made with a lot of paprika. Not bad, but if you are looking to have some serious heartburn the rest of the day, EAT THIS lol.