Hours

[AlbaDawn]

Does Ivan's place close for siesta or dinner? Trying to sort how to get my stored luggage and I know places close in Spain even when their doors say the hours they are open. Are we supposed to call ahead? What's the protocol? I'm sure he told me but I have tired Camino brain. TYIA

 

[ivar]

Does Ivan's place close for siesta or dinner? Trying to sort how to get my stored luggage and I know places close in Spain even when their doors say the hours they are open. Are we supposed to call ahead? What's the protocol? I'm sure he told me but I have tired Camino brain. TYIA

These are my hours.., yes, we take a break mid day..

Casa Ivar · 4.9â(51) · Book store

Rúa Nova, 7, 15705 Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain

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[AlbaDawn]

Ah. I read 12:00 am on the door as midnight.

 

[Peterexpatkiwi]

@AlbaDawn - easily done, but most European countries make everything super easy - they use the 24 hour clock.

 

[lt56ny]

@AlbaDawn - easily done, but most European countries make everything super easy - they use the 24 hour clock.

Maybe easy for you but us gringos have to think and I really try to avoid that practice as much as possible!!!!

 

[Peterexpatkiwi]

Al contrario Señora!

Heck of a lot easier than trying to figure out if your plane is leaving in the morning or the evening. I mean, seriously, 7.00 ante meridiem, or 7 post meridiem, vs 07.00 / 19.00.... yesh.

Not that many would even have a clue what the am and pm stand for anyway

 

[ivar]

Actually... I just looked at our hours on the door and it seems we have it wrong on the door... we say that we are open on Saturdays from 10am to 12am... but it should be 10am to 12pm. Just to be clear, we are open 2 hours.

 

[ivar]

Fixed!

 

[Camino Chrissy]

I'm from the US and all our clocks have 12 hours showing, so AM and PM work for me as my brain automatically separates those two parts of the day/night. I must convert the 24 hour system and it always takes me a moment or two. So, my 5PM is your 17th hour. If everyone used 12:00, adding "noon" or "midnight" it would be helpful.

 

[Peterexpatkiwi]

I'm from the US and all our clocks have 12 hours showing, so AM and PM work for me as my brain automatically separates those two parts of the day/night. I must convert the 24 hour system and it always takes me a moment or two. So, my 5PM is your 17th hour. If everyone used 12:00, adding "noon" or "midnight" it would be helpful.

I'm from NZ, so ditto, but as I've been travelling off and on for the last 40 years I kind of gave up on trying to figure out everything. I've arrived in so many places at say seven, it's been broad daylight and I've had no idea whatsoever if it was morning or evening!
So I gratefully adopted the European concept of quoting everything in 24 hours. Which of course all Airlines, Armed forces etc all use.

 

[Masou]

These are my hours.., yes, we take a break mid day..

Casa Ivar · 4.9â(51) · Book store

Rúa Nova, 7, 15705 Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain

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Hi Ivar, do you have an office in SJPP?

 

[chinacat]

Hi Ivar, do you have an office in SJPP?

Not unless he’s mastered the skill of living in two parallel universes

Ivar is only in SdC.