Day 85: Pontevedra, Spain

Today we drove to Pontevedra. That now makes 3 megameters that we've driven so far in Land Bullet. For those that are studying the metric system for the upcoming US conversion, a megameter is 1,000 kilometers. So we've driven 3,000 kilometers so far. Other conversions are as follows. 3 megameters is equal to:

0.003 gigameters
3,000,000 meters
3,000,000,000 millimeters

Anyway, since the sun was shining and we were in desperate need of a break, we decided to run to the nearby beach to swim and sleep in the sun. We drove to Mogor Beach (about 15km away) where Ilana packed a great lunch and we got the required rest.



(Fresh water enters the ocean here and has cut a small valley through the sand)

Then we went back to our hotel and took a tour of Pontevedra (meaning "Old Bridge"). The city is believed to have been settled back during the Roman Empire as an old Roman bridge still spans the river that runs through the city. It is not a huge city like some of the others we have recently visited and lacks a massive cathedral to explore, but it does have plenty of smaller churches, old buildings, tight streets, and great plazas to stroll through. There are also tons of restaurants and cafes.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontevedra


(Church of Santa Maria)


(Ruins of the Santo Domingo church, 14th century)


(The Alameda, promenade)


(Church of the Pilgrim)


(Plaza de Lena, had dinner at the cafe on the right)


(Church of San Bartolome)

We really liked the vibe of Pontevedra, all the plazas were bustling with families and groups enjoying a night in the old city. There isn't a huge pull for tourism here which is a nice break to not be pushing through squares and cathedrals with other visitors. Mainly locals here. It was a nice spot to end our time in Galicia.

FJ