We haven’t blogged much about Pontevedra itself. I thought I’d post a few photos with comments.
Pontevedra has a vibrant sidewalk culture. Nearly every street has a bar with outdoor tables. There are lots of pedestrian streets and these have many bars. If you go out any time in the afternoon or evening you’ll see people socializing. This photo was taken about 10 at night. There is a nightly “paseo” with everyone out walking, eating ice cream, visiting, lots and lots of children playing.We saw a number of tour groups when we were out on our own strolls through the city. I think most of them were Spanish retirees. I snuck this photo while this group was getting their photo taken in front of a monument. Even though we saw tourists, Pontevedra doesn’t feel touristy at all. Just a place where people live and have a rich community life.Today Charlie and I walked to the train station to buy tickets. On the way back we discovered this park that went on for nearly a half mile alongside a stream. We couldn’t believe we hadn’t discovered it already.This is the “alameda” right in front of our airbnb. They had a flea market there last weekend. I bought a blouse. So good to have something else to wear besides my hiking shirts.This is Ponte do Burgo. It is the bridge for which the city is named. Ponte = bridge, Vedra = old. This was once an old Roman bridge but nothing of that remains. Now, it’s pretty modern. The Camino heads out of town over this bridge. (Ella, I included this largely because I like the reflections, too.)View from the corner window in our airbnb living roomThere are so many children. We have seen many school groups out on field trips of some sort during the school week.125 year old magnolia tree in park across from us. We saw children climbing in it. Reminded me of my Mom. She loved to climb trees when she was a kid.Not typical here but I thought it was pretty.
