To Santiago de Compostela: 241.9 km
Walked today: 9.1 km
Total walked: 386.1
The luxury of vacation. We did not get up until 7 am. After breakfast we walked over to the train station. It has gigantic tile murals like the one below
From there we walked down to the cathedral, by then it was 9 am and it had just opened. We went to the chapel of the holy sacrament and prayed our rosary. It was just in time, by the time we finished, the hordes of tourists were coming in, noisy and disrespectful.
Form outside the cathedral there some very nice views of the city and the tower of the clerigos is clearly visible.
We went into the claustro of the cathedral and there is a lot to admire there, including the
Sacristy which contains a lot of medieval religious art.
We kept going down the hill and arrived to the seminary with its art museum.
This statue of Santiago Peregrino is an example of what we found there.
We had made a date with our pilgrim friends and a good group got together for lunch. It was great to see people with whom we share some unique experiences.
Later our friends from the USA organized us to take a boat tour of the river.
After the boat rode we had a nice dinner together by the riverside. Hopefully our paths will cross again soon.
St. John the Baptist is the patron saint of Porto so we ask him to pray for the Christians that are prosecuted for our faith and to pray for us.
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