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

[Charles O'Brien]

On Tue, Jul 1, 2008 at 7:07 AM, Charles O'Brien <chasobrien at gmail.com>
wrote:

> 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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