Sunday Mass for the pilgrims at 12.00

If you are in Santiago and it is in a Sunday one should not miss the pilgrim's mass at the cathedral at 12.00. I want to be smart and go there already at 11.00am, but almost all seats are taken. I am lucky to find one in the left side ship of the cathedral. By 12.00 pm there are almost 3000 people in the cathedral.

"Move over, there is supposed to be a minimum of 5 people in each bench", commanded me a  lady with a thick British accent. " If you count correct we are already 6,"  is my friendly reply to the pushy island lady. British always have to get it there way - see the idiculous BREXIT - but not today:))

The mass starts with an Irish gentleman who looks like he comes straight from the beer house ( or maybe he is just sunburned) playing in a shiperman piano. The audience gave him a gentle applause and the mass starts. At the beginning of the mass the Irish guy steps up to the microphone speaking in a language I could not make sense of (Eire I guess)  and the bishop kicked off the mass. A sister who tried to inspire everybody before mass to join singing the 3 songs of the mass - she gave up after 5 minutes saying," you are tired ," walks us music wise rough the celebration.

Like yesterday the 'botafumeira', which I called carelessly incentive pot yesterday is waved through the side ship. You realy think that pot will crash with the ceiling, but somehow they have it all figured out and it swings safely to the middle in the end. An ocean of cell phones and especially max iPad  (British guy in front of me) block the view on this ceremony - at least I can smell what's happening:)

It's a wonderful end to my journey and the beginning of whatever comes in future!! God bless you all!