A Year Long Pilgrimage

I left Santiago de Compostela, by bus, for Braga early on Sunday morning.  The journey, via Pontevedra then Vigo, was about two and half hours long.  As we zoomed along I reflected on how little we see when travelling this way compared to walking.  We flashed by places in minutes, that, when I walked the Camino Portuguese, were in my vision for an hour or more, not to mention the time spent exploring them. Arco da Porta Nova I spent a few days in Braga a few years ago while recovering from tendonitis.  Then, I didn't know about the Basilica Bom Jesus do Monte, and when Julie and I walked the Camino Portuguese we didn't have the inclination to go and see it in the pouring rain.  Hence my visit this time. Braga has some lovely gardens Braga, like many places in Portugal has lovely tiles on display.  They decorate buildings throughout the city, both inside and out.  The many churches have beatiful tile stories on view, but so do other buildings. Inside Pa...