Pilgrim

On the date of my Birthday, I completed the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela.  I must admit, that I did not experience a spiritual release.  Maybe it has to do with the fact that I accomplished the 800km journey from Pamplona, in three days, rather than the thirty days it takes most pilgrims.  My sins will not be erased.

Nonetheless, the Cathedral here is impressive, and it is interesting and inspiring to watch pilgrims of all ages, as they enter the Cathedral-square.  Most of them don't look too bad for wear.
How to tell the tourists from the pilgrims?  In this chilly town, the pilgrims are the ones wearing flip-flops.