Rain followed us to Vigo... The 300 metre walk from train to hotel turned out to be over a km, and the rain got heavier as we walked. Arrived at hotel saturated! Managed to dry clothes with a heater overnight. Only one night in Vigo so it was rainjackets on again the next morning to check out the castle(vandalised and unloved) and old Celtic settlement which was listed as 3 BC to 3 AD, a bit confused whether that was years or centuries... Then onto the train to Ponferrada in the afternoon. 5 hour trip.
Ponferrada is on the Pilgrim trail. Also has an amazing old Templar castle (12th century) added on to in 13th, 14th, 15th centuries. Lots of preservation work has been done. It's amazing wandering around these really old places and imaging how life must have been back then.
Went out at 10.30pm to watch the El Silencio Easter procession. Crowds of people watching and joining in.
Off to Burgos tomorrow
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