Santiago de Compostela

The church at Santiago de Compostela opens onto a huge square. The other three sides are bordered by the City Hall, the University and an old hospital, now a Parador. If you go out the side door, you see a lovely small square with a huge fountain. There is a shop selling silver souvenirs and the street that takes you to the office where you turn in your pilgrimage papers, if you are of a mind to do that. It is well suited to sights like these street performers, who were actually doing ballroom dancing without being drowned out or ignored. Today I would be braver, and get right up there for a close shot, but on that day, this was the best I could do.