LIVE from the Camino Chrissy on the Camino Ingles

[Camino Chrissy]

Hi all,
I'm still in Spain and we are spending two days in A CORUNA, having taken an early morning train here after walking the Invierno from Ponferrada to Monforte de Lemos.

The weather here has been pretty good, especially from about 11:00am to 4:00ishpm, when it stays dry, warm, and the sun pops in and out of clouds after a bit of early drizzle. We have done all of our sightseeing on foot for these two days.
I'm sending a picture of the areas on our map we have walked and enjoyed; they are circled.

Yesterday we started at the west beach and walked it around to the world's oldest working lighthouse, the Tower of Hercules. Its height shows that this city of 245,000 is full of many highrises; a surprise to me.
Thankfully we continued our walk along the ocean. The huge park beyond and its trails had a relaxed feel of being in nature, and ends at the very interesting Menhir Monument, a "dolmen" recreated area of huge granite pieces, reminding me a bit of Stonehenge.

Today we spent time in the Old Town historic area with its lovely streets, shops, and eateries. We saw about 4 or 5 old churches and cathedrals, and since it's Saturday we happened upon two weddings getting underway with well dressed men and women walking in to attend the ceremonies.

Next up was heading over to the San Anton Castle and museum. It was a definite highlight with many artifacts and views of the harbor, including a cruise ship in port.
On our way back to our hotel we stopped for Menu del dias and enjoyed our choices, including the layered chocolate cake for dessert.

We leave tomorrow by bus for FERROL, where we start the Ingles on Monday morning...I'm excited!

 

[Camino Chrissy]

I'm sending a picture of the areas on our map we have walked and enjoyed; they are circled.

Ooops, here's the map. Places we visited are circled.

 

[Tincatinker]

Hey Chrissy, this was our view from the Torre just the other day

 

[Camino Chrissy]

Hey Chrissy, this was our view from the Torre just the other day View attachment 178680

Well, a bummer. Your good news was at least the admission is cheap.
We didn't have a good opportunity to check out your favorite bars by the train station. After walking around all day I was too tired to go back to the train station area. Tomorrow we hoof it to the bus station.

 

[VNwalking]

Ah, too late to recommend a visit to one of Spain's most venerable trees, the Pohutukawa at the police station, brought here from NZ perhaps as early as the 1500s.

 

[Tincatinker]

Well, a bummer. Your good news was at least the admission is cheap.
We didn't have a good opportunity to check out your favorite bars by the train station. After walking around all day I was too tired to go back to the train station area. Tomorrow we hoof it to the bus station.

Which is just across the inter urban expressway from the train station. The Pastelería Carabellos (spelling?) will do you good coffee, middle standard pasties and a sello if they’re not too busy

 

[Camino Chrissy]

Which is just across the inter urban expressway from the train station. The Pastelería Carabellos (spelling?) will do you good coffee, middle standard pasties and a sello if they’re not too busy

I'll look it up on google in the morning and see what can be done about that!

I just googled and it is nearly at the bus station, and open on Sunday at 9:00am, so it should work to stop in..

 

[naplesdon]

Love that town and the food in the old town.