Daily Breakfast 651 – The Camino
In this episode: Live interview w/ Deborah Schaben, just back from Camino de Santiago pilgrimage; Star Trek (TV) on Blu-Ray; CNMC news: the awesome line-up of speakers and breakout sessions on June 27th.Link:
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I liked hearing about Santiago de Compostela. Although I have never done the Camino, we did visit Santiago in April. Like Deborah said, not too many Americans know about it, unfortunately. Very nice, albeit too crowded to get to “hug” the statue of St. James.
Something else I learned is that this area of Spain is actually Celtic (Galacia) and they even have their own version of the bagpipe.
Here’s a YouTube link showing the pipers behind the Medieval Cathedral:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBQeX3hXU9Q
Actually, the Celtic tradition was very interesting and the bag pipers were playing in the background when I was standing in front of the Cathedral for the first time.
Here’s a very link to one of my (poor quality) youtube videos of a Celtic tradition. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbDbWjdPOO4
The group I was hanging out with stumbled upon this quirky cultural tour in Santiago. We are in a cemetery with a nice view of the skyline of Santiago.