BellTime Magazine Spring/ Summer 2016 May 2016 | Page 66

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before my eyes.The cathedral
which so many pilgrims journeyed
to throughout the world. Our last
group photo was to be taken here.
For the rest of that day,as a way
of relaxing we all explored the city
of Santiago and contemplated the
week long journey we had finished.
To add to this we were also given a
tour of the cathedral, from a friend
of Mr Hussey. Dominic, a priest
in the cathedral,he explained to
us the history of the building and
all the nuances of its contents
and construction. We were lucky
enough to view the alleged tomb of
Saint James and explore the altar.
Numerous showcases and parades
could be seen around the city to
mark the Good Friday arrival.
rain.This rain scare soon faded
away as we walked further.The
more we walked down the winding
roads of the Spanish countryside
we could now see a more built up,
industrialised area ahead. Santiago
was looming. The last steps of our
journey were about to be taken.We
soon realised we had arrived.One
must understand that we had not
been in contact with any city life for
a full week and it was a particularly
strange experience being met with
civilisation of this magnitude once
again.
We all gathered in for a group
photo in front of the sign for the
city of Santiago. We made it, but
the city centre was the place we
would really feel the effects of
the achievement and the place
where we would see Saint James
cathedral. We ventured further,all of
us crippled... by suspense. It took
us around a half an hour to reach
the city centre. We turned the corner
and were met we a vast opening,
hundreds of people were sitting on
the pavements looking up. I turned
my head upwards and was met with
the the most profound image of the
Camino, Saint James’ cathedral It
was simply incredible. The whole
group was ecstatic. We had fulfilled
what we set out to do.The first time
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