Taking the conversation train to Santiago. (22-NOV-04) South Florida Sun-Sentinel (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service)

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Taking the conversation train to Santiago.

Publication: South Florida Sun-Sentinel (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service)

Publication Date: 22-NOV-04

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Byline: Thomas Swick

I arrived at Madrid's Chamartin station four hours early. The price for successfully navigating the subway while under the influence of jetlag. (My plane from Miami had touched down at Barajas Airport a mere 90 minutes earlier.) I stood in line _ it was the middle of August, the height of Spain's vacation season _ and bought a one-way ticket to Santiago de Compostela. Then, to taste the country I had so far been deprived of seeing, I ordered a tortilla espagnole at a station cafe.

The time-honored way to get to Santiago is to walk; the city has been a pilgrimage site since the Middle Ages. The most popular route starts...

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