[Gocamino] Tapas in Santiago. Toe to heel pilgrims?

[Charles O'Brien]

Santiago. Albarinho, yes. Pulpo, naturally. Even croquetas (And I was never
all that sure what went into them and don't really want to know). But tapas?
Not so much.

Chuck

On Mon, Jun 30, 2008 at 8:59 PM, Rosina <blaroli at aol.com> wrote:

>
> Hello you all,
> Except for extra-terrestrials, and most USA people, everyone knows that
> Spain won the EuroCup yesterday, after 44 years. I am personally very happy
> about it, and most friends and pilgrims that I know also rejoice at the
> euphoric joy of Spaniards after striving, trying, suffering and waiting with
> their national team for two generations.?. (Brasilians are also rejoicing on
> the grounds that the only non-native-born player in Spain's team is a
> dual-nationality Brasilian who has acquired citizenship in Spain).... Oh
> well!
> Nevertheless, the septuagenarian coach (manager) of Spain's team, Luis
> Aragones, has announced on TV?that his, and his wife's, first order of
> business will be to fulfill a promise to walk the Camino as soon as
> possible.? Being that winning?"futbol" managers are in a par with the gods
> of Olympus, it is expected that Coach Aragones and his wife will be
> accompanied in the Camino by thousands in what is foreseen to be a
> "toe-to-heel" pilgrimage situation. Thankfully Sr. Aragones and wife will
> walk the Camino this?year.? The hundreds of thousands of other Spaniards who
> made a similar promise will have to wait?for their vacation-time next year,
> I suppose.
>
> Also, yesterday the much ballyhooed Tapas contest began in Santiago.? 45
> bars and restaurants are taking part?and "tapas tasters" get a "Tapasporte"
> that can be "stamped" at each of the participating?sites; the tasters can
> then?register a vote.
>
> Well, I love Santiago..... and then some...... but a "tapas" place it most
> definitely AIN'T..... no way, no how.
> ?A would-be "tapas" place opened a couple of years ago on Franco street?,
> and it serves the sort of touristy pseudo-tapas fare that you can find in
> Vegas.? But those who really care for tapas should seek them?in Andalucia,
> of course, and, in a much smaller extent, even in Pamplona...... but in
> Santiago?.... Excuse me?
>
> If you wish, I can share with you information about wonderful places to eat
> in Santiago for next to nothing..... While I'm not much of an eater myself,
> I have?friends? who relish food greatly and when they?have eaten there
> they've? been absolutely enchanted.
>
> Hugs...... and Espanha:? Ole.
>
> Rosina
>
>
> ps. There are NO bullfights in Galicia. The only bull ring in the entire
> province is in Pontrevedra, and it is not used often..... not for
> bullfights-to-the-death anyway.
>
>
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