Santiago de Compostela

It is this spiritual place that it ought to be. The cathedral is imposing and the amount of people of all ages and cultures that are meeting her is impressive. There is so much buzz and excitement around here but mostly there is an atmosphere of triumph as thousands of walkers climb the stairs of the cathedral for the "peregrino mass".
Inside we got the chance to see the cauldron being lifted and swung as a pendulum by 8 priests; such the heaviness of it and the height that it reached!
The smoke and the smell of incense very quickly fill the place. It was mesmerising. I can only image how it must felt for the people who did the big walk and for the truly believers.