Day: March 18, 2022

Some Photos from A Coruña

These are some photos I wanted to share. They are totally unrelated except they were all taken in A Coruña.

Our piso (apartment) is on the third floor, called the second floor here and most of Europe I think.
Cod croquettes at a tapas bar. Multi-person servings of tapas are called “raciones”. They were muy rico (that’s what you say when something tastes good).
Tower of Hercules, mentioned in previous post. This taken closer to it and from the other side on outing we took yesterday (Thursday).
A Hercules sculpture
Beans for sale at the market. We’ve eaten some tasty bean dishes here.
We came across this demonstration today. I think some sort of labor protest. The last couple of days we’ve been having trouble finding milk to buy in the grocery store where we shop next door. I did a news search and found out truck drivers are on strike. Farmers are having problems getting their produce to market, especially the dairy farmers. I have some conflicting feelings. I feel bad for the farmers and, at the same time, I’m glad labor has some power here in Europe. And, hate to say it, we are worried our cafés con léches might be threatened!

Monte San Pedro

Looking at the Tower of Hercules, a lighthouse famous around here. It’s further away than it looks here. I was using zoom.

Our Airbnb host, Margarita, suggested we might enjoy visiting Monte San Pedro, a high hill northwest of A Coruña with great views of the city. We did that this afternoon. Took a bus to the base of the hill and then walked to the top of the hill (a steep 20 minute walk). It did have great views of the city and the Atlantic. After hanging out there for a while (it’s also a park), we walked back down and then home along the ocean front. About an hour walk. So, trying to stay in shape for the Camino.

Without the zoom
Millennium Tower on walk back
Ireland is just over this guy’s head