Germander

New Member From Australia

Joined: Mar 23, 2020

Last seen: Nov 2, 2024

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  Germander replied to the thread A window in Burgos Cathedral.
  
  “Opera Fabrice” basically means “the work of craftsmen” - so it’s probably a way of thanking and acknowledging all the men, and women, who built the cathedral.
  
  Nov 2, 2024
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  Germander reacted to Former member 49149's post in the thread Route Napoleon closed 1 Nov to 31 March with Like.
  
  Laugh out loud, you are so funny!
  
  Nov 2, 2024
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  Germander reacted to naplesdon's post in the thread Route Napoleon closed 1 Nov to 31 March with Like.
  
  Famous for the Basque underground operatives defying Hitler and Franco by returning downed Allied pilots to freedom during WWII. Famous for the back roads which allow Jambon Bayonne and Jambon Serrano move seamlessly across the border as well as...
  
  Nov 2, 2024
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  Germander reacted to DeansFamily's post in the thread Route Napoleon closed 1 Nov to 31 March with Like.
  
  We took the Valcaros Route inadvertently (that's what happens when your 14 year old daughter leads the way!) and we were 10 km into the way when we realised. Taking the attitude of "never make firm plans" we headed on and had the most amazingly...
  
  Nov 2, 2024
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  Germander reacted to Saint Mike II's post in the thread Route Napoleon closed 1 Nov to 31 March with Like.
  
  Hi Bill (yes welcome), I walked the Valcarlos Route back on May 1st this year and I can vouch for it not being a secondary route. Have a short day and stay overnight in Valcarlos - there is a good albergue and a couple of choices to eat. Your...
  
  Nov 2, 2024
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  Germander reacted to mspath's post in the thread Route Napoleon closed 1 Nov to 31 March with Like.
  
  Here is a modern print depicting Charlemagne mounted finding Roland dead in August 778 on what will become the Valcarlos route near Roncesvalles. (For a further description of this scene see this Roncesvalles monastery history page) Hence the...
  
  Nov 2, 2024
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  Germander reacted to wayfarer's post in the thread Route Napoleon closed 1 Nov to 31 March with Like.
  
  Welcome to the forum Bill. The Valcarlos route is not a secondary route, it is the original route, the Napoleon route came later.
  
  Nov 2, 2024
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  Germander reacted to Kanga's post in the thread Route Napoleon closed 1 Nov to 31 March with Like.
  
  A reminder to members that the Route Napoleon is closed from tomorrow until the 31 March 2018. Here's a copy of the official notice: http://www.caminosantiago.org/cpperegrino/prensa/verprensa.asp?PrensaID=11129 Google translate: The Government...
  
  Nov 2, 2024
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  Germander reacted to C clearly's post in the thread Bedbug Issues on CF with Like.
  
  Unfortunately (and as you know) no one on the forum, or elsewhere, can promise you no bedbugs. Most pilgrims still walk without bedbug issues. There are precautions you can take to reduce the probability of being bitten and, more importantly...
  
  Nov 2, 2024
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  Germander reacted to Peterexpatkiwi's post in the thread Bedbug Issues on CF with Like.
  
  @tominrm, you're as likely to get bitten by bed bugs in Chicago, New York, London, Paris or Sydney Australia for that matter. You can pick them up from a subway journey, or a flight. Even in your local library. In other words: it's a risk we all...
  
  Nov 2, 2024
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