Day 1: Santiago de Compostela

¡Hola a todos!  We have just arrived in Santiago, Spain for orientation.  With no sleep and very little Spanish (especially on Hilary's part) we spent a successful day and a half in Santiago.  Armed with new and confusing cell phones we braved the Santiago nightlife.  We followed our monitores (Spanish student-guides) to a café/bar and watched VH1 80's Cover Power.  Afterwards we got tapas for cena at a for real Galician restaurant.  We insisted on sitting outside which was a cold choice.  However, the food was mostly delicious. Between seven girls, we ordered asparagus with goat cheese, some kind of questionable veggie jello that we thought was a leek cake, and some octopus with clams.  For dessert (postre) we shared tiramisu and a chocolate cake.  Muy deliciosos (except for the jello thing).  

This morning we made a pilgrimage to the Catedral de Santiago.  There were many actual pilgrims as this cathedral is a hot spot for Christian travelers!  

Hasta la vista,

Raquel y Hilary