Spanish architecture (my opinion).
The Architecture of Northern Spain,
Santiago excepted, has been a disappointment. The houses are often
not well maintained, colour schemes are novel, and designs frequently
let down by ornamentation which is out of place.
Torre de Hercules (A Coruna) and
Cathedral Santiago de Compostela
Busy day but with few photos due to being
unaware my camera card was full. A Coruna was an extremely vertical,
but apart from the beach, relatively uninspiring city. It did however
have purportedly the oldest working lighthouse in the world being
built by the Romans circa 100 AD. The construction and history were
very well explained. We walked (climbed) to the top which must have
worked off a few calories (intake still exceeding output!).
Santiago on the other hand was a great
city to walk around – lots of alleyways and cobbled streets. The
centre piece is an enormous cathedral where the remains of St James
are supposedly buried. It is a bit ironic how the Romans came to end
up with so many Disciples when they were responsible for Jesus'
demise.
The cathedral was very impressive, full of gold and vaulted
ceilings. There were so many chapels within the cathedral that we got
lost. Also making his presence felt was Eric Clapton – being played
outside, on an electric guitar, by a man Gretel befriended.
The Torre de Hercules lighthouse (below).
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