The façade of the Cathedral at Santiago is a Baroque masterpiece (which thankfully has spared the Romance interior as a kind of purist Baroque counterpoint to the existing beauty and elegance of that church), and of course the greatest Baroque of...
I am in Gonzar. Conditions are not too different to yesterday afternoon - - with the huge difference that there are at least two more watering holes at reasonable intervals along the way from here, which would not have been the case from...
Nor really is the Francès after Sarria, at this point in time anyway. A couple hundred perhaps in certain places sure, but certainly not the thousands that I came across last time.
The Albergues are at most about half full, unless it's the...
It still takes me about an hour to set off, usually, to let the anti-inflammatory kick in - - though I am sort of hoping that when this is done and I'm home, I can start using it as treatment rather than palliative.
So I have a coffee and a beer...
That's where my daughter and I stayed at and ate this year (although the albergue and restaurant are in separate buildings). I'm pretty sure I stayed there with my son eight years ago.
Day 30 - - Portomarín
Just some weather report to add to the previous comments.
It's a bit weird - - overcast and cool in the morning, blazing hot in the afternoon.
If not for the latter, I would definitely have moved on ; but as it happened I...
Another framed piece of paper they can stick on their wall - and brag about to dinner party guests? Who knows. Karma's always fair though. So...whatever. At least they aren't clogging the albergues, from the sound of it.
Buen camino, JP. You're...
Well I’ve had sellos from most kinds of institutions; but a sello from a taxi is a first in my experience. There is no point as you say; regrettably the Frances is (in my opinion) full of them.
Pleased to see you’re in good form.
My daughter and I walked part of the Francigena in May this year. It was from Lucca to Siena. Tuscany is beautiful and did it in a week. We really enjoyed it.
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