Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port

After a very long day, we have finally arrived at Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port! We arrived at Bordeaux's airport just in time to get the 4 o'clock jetbus that took us right to Gare Saint Jean. That have us plenty of time to look for the ticket office, buy the train tickets and get some food for a snack/dinner. But just when everything seemed to be going perfectly, here comes a curve ball: our train tickets were supposed to cost us ~40€ total, but for some reason ( we didn't get why, got missed in translation) we didn't get the youth card discount. That means we paid 80 plus euros for the tickets.. double the price of our flight! Oh well.. At least we got to ride a TGV. Not that we could enjoy the ride all that much, being already dark outside.


On our arrival at Accueil Pèlerin we were greeted by a couple of lovely women that readily took the packs of our shoulders and offered us a cup of coffee/tea. The albergue was great, very clean and organized, with a pillow and a soft blanket on each bed. There was only one pilgrim staying there with us, but he was already sleeping when we arrived. The heating was so high that we ditched the sleeping bag and went only with the blanket. We each paid 2€ for the credencial + 8€ for a bed, breakfast included. It was a bit stressful and very tiresome day trying to get here, now it's time to start enjoying the moment :)