Church music
Today we got an early start and headed out of Portugal into Spain. Immediately after crossing the bridge over the Minho river, we lost an hour (timezone change) heading into Tui for our morning coffee and provisions.
We veered slightly off "the path" to stop at the public WC, only to find it locked shut. After a quick visit to the Cathedral, it was off for coffee and breakfast; by now it was after 9 and we were getting hungry. The first 3 coffee shops we past were, like the restrooms, closed. No idea why. We finally found an open coffee shop 7 miles into our day's walk. It was really good (both the coffee and the facilities).
The 13th century church in Tui
Is the first church we visited since leaving Porto to have a pipe organ
It looked very old, with elaborate decorations in the baroque style,
By contrast, the small pipe organ in the Porto Cathedral was located in a snall side room, and appeared to have been disconnected since at least the last renovation.
I wonder if pipe organ free churches in Portugal is a cultural thing, or just sampling error on my part. When I stopped by the Cathedral at Ponte de Lima Sunday during mass, the choir was providing the music; there was no pipe organ to be found.



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