San Martin Pinario's common room includes a bar, TV, and internet access. Walkers & guests come here to use cell phones and tablets. Traveling high tech is no problem for the Pouch, which easily holds cell phones & small tablets.
Saturday, July 30, 2016
Santiago Days
In Santiago the Pilgrim Pouch & I stayed at Hospederia San Martin Pinario, part of a former Benedictine monastery established in the 9th c. This historic hotel offers "pilgrim room rates" on the top floor.
Although basic, the pilgrim room is a welcome change from weeks of albergues with bunk beds & shared bathrooms. The view out the window was top rate too.
By the cathedral in Praza das Praterias, the Pilgrim Pouch looked out to the 18th c. fountain with spouting horse sculptures. The horses support an angel who holds the star of St. James. Beyond the fountain is the cathedral's oldest extant facade & doorway from the original 12th c. Romanesque structure.
The Galician specialty Tarta de Santiago cake is displayed in a bakery window (lower right on the left). The cakes are sprinkled with confectioners sugar and feature a stencil of St. James' cross on top.
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