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CarolamS replied to the thread Leaving Molinaseca.I've walked both routes and much prefered the route past Campo. Slogging along urban pavements is hard-going! However if it's significantly shorter I'd certainly take the pavement route. -
Much depended on where you lived, when you lived and how you lived. Enthusiastic peasantry would probably need a letter from a priest but more important would be a let from their landlord to whom they owed labour as well as rent. The Landlord...
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CarolamS replied to the thread Camino authenticity.My impression was that originally you had a signed letter from your Bishop when you left home 'back in the day'. I've no idea if this is true.
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Sellos in credentials made their first appearance in 1965 or in 1986, depending on what you wish to regard as authentic. In 1965, the Spanish Ministry for Tourism developed a first credential that could be stamped. It was a project in the...
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This thread has now gotten me curious about the history of collecting Camino stamps. Nowadays, this is what you show to the pilgrim office to prove that you did the pilgrimage. But how old is that phenomenon? When did the idea of walking...
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"¿Me pones dos cervezas?" would be the equivalent of "Can I get 2 beers?" I know the literal translation sounds very weird in English, but that's how people say it, and it's perfectly polite. Literal translations are a recipe for disaster... 😅
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CarolamS reacted to MXGARCIA1's post in the thread How much Spanish do you need to learn? with
Thank you.
Gustaría not generally used by Spaniards. Quisiera is preferred -
CarolamS reacted to Tincatinker's post in the thread How much Spanish do you need to learn? with
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Yep, it’s all fairly easy: Hola. Buenas tardes. ¿Qué hay para comer? Gracias. Me gustaría el menú del día. Las lentejas y el pescado, por favor, y un poco de cerveza. No hay postres, pero un café estaría bien Any translation app will get you... -
CarolamS reacted to Kiwi-family's post in the thread How much Spanish do you need to learn? with Like.
That is true AND the pilgrim who cannot hold a conversation on the current state of any politics in Spanish might be able to learn the words for water please, more wine please, bill please, thank you.
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CarolamS reacted to peregrina2000's post in the thread Lowered expectations (plantar plate injury) but still optimistic with Like.
From one slowing-down-pilgrim to another — I hear you. Joints, muscles, tendons, all those things that hold us together seem to start conspiring against us when we hit our mid 70s! Like you, I very much want to keep walking on the Camino and...
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