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This pic was 6 months after my 2018 Camino in Chartres, France. I was on a "normal" vacation with the spouse when I suddenly spotted the markers (and then excitedly followed them through town). I had been to Chartres before, but never noticed the markers until this trip. It's as if my brain had been rewired to spot them. I still catch myself noticing yellow arrows on signs or buildings at home (but there are no Camino trails through Seattle, unless you subscribe to the philosophy that all Caminos begin at your front door). Buen Camino!
No need to worry about the time. If they are open enjoy the tasting and then collapse in the Area de Descanso para Peregrinos in the wood up the lane.Perhaps one day I will walk past late enough for a wine tasting and a sello. Co-op Vinas Bierzo, Camponaraya, just after Ponferrada.
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We all know about not encouraging the local dogs to walk with us as we pass through villages on the Way.
But what do you do when a horse wants to come along?
I began my first camino in Leon, and knew nothing about this beforehand. What an amazing experience to blithely walk in only to be bathed in that amazing colored light. The impact is impossible to capture with a photo, not that we don't try...Within the vast dim interior of Santa Maria cathedral the jewel-toned stained glass windows, Las Vidrieras, are glorious
Ride him or her?But what do you do when a horse wants to come along?
Great shot; I remember that bench.
We both saw this the same !In or around Sarria and onwards.
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I sampled two favourites , the first was in Viana where a 'wholewheat' version was served - there was more body to the desert. The second was a goats milk flan in one of the little towns 12km or so from Burgos ....Ummmmmm.On the Primitivo....
The best Flan I have had on any Camino because it was homemade from scratch...a rarity!
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Hey Margret , I really take cognizance of this post , In 2003 I detested this albergue. They charged €8 which was unheard of in those days and the the municipal hospitalero was only interested in collecting fees. The facility had massive kitchens but we had to make do with the most frugal. I never returned. What is satisfying is that the albergue met all your needs and without adding too much syrup , we sometimes make champagne demands for beer money. I thank you WITH grace for reminding me.Villafranca Montes de Oca, albergue dorm
photo taken October 17, 2004
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At this municipal albergue I stayed the night before meeting the white van posted above
Within a repurposed school the albergue was simple, but definitely sufficient.
Thank you for this! I have friends in this neighbourhood of Toronto and have wondered if there was a connection with Roncesvalles, Spain. One of those things I kept meaning to research!Colonel Walter O'Hara, who fought with the British in the Roncesvalles battle, after emigrating to then Upper Canada mid-century would name Roncesvalles Avenue in Toronto after the 1813 battle; the present neighbourhood of Roncesvalles was named after the street.
Thank you for this! I have friends in this neighbourhood of Toronto and have wondered if there was a connection with Roncesvalles, Spain. One of those things I kept meaning to research!
Hi @VNwalkingI began my first camino in Leon, and knew nothing about this beforehand. What an amazing experience to blithely walk in only to be bathed in that amazing colored light. The impact is impossible to capture with a photo, not that we don't try...
Thank you so much for these links, @mspath!
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Ride him or her?
It is a very quiet, peaceful, church. Here are two of the side niches. CF 2019Small church of San Juan Bautista at La Portela de Valcarce. CF 2011.
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The sello.
Parroquia de San Juan Bautista de La Portela de Valcarce
Recopilacion de los sellos que los peregrinos estampan en su credencial de camino a Santiago de Compostelawww.lossellosdelcamino.com
I was there last year... or was it two years ago? It must have been two years ago!Villatuerta, private albergue
photos taken October 20, 2011
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This rough pebble floored space is the entrance hall of the Casa Magica, a 300 years old farmhouse in Villatuerta where I stayed in 2011. In the past grapes for vino tinto were stamped/crushed on that floor.
Renovated/repurposed as an albergue by the hosts the on-going adaptation was charming. Family furniture, bits and pieces, plus new basics were well mixed together.
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The loggia strung with colorful hammocks for shady siestas out of the sun would be very appealing during summer heat, but it was not quite as inviting in the October chill.
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However, my tiny nook was very cozy for autumn sleeping. A German woman, the only other pilgrim, and I each had one within a larger dorm. How nice it was to have a "room" of one's own, even if miniscule, after other nights in crowded spaces!
Best of all the well positioned stainless steel showers sprayed limitless hot water onto you, not the walls, and draining immediately left no slippery puddles on the floor. Bliss.
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I wonder if today the Casa is still as magical as it was 10 years ago?
Now I’m humming Paul Simon’s
I have not seen a procession, only photos. I am personally turned off by those hoods as they are a reminder to me of the many small scale atrocities that have happened in our past history, sorry to say.And if you have never seen a Semana Santa procession, and you hail from North America, you may be a little curious, as
Theatregal,The long corridor of the pilgrims's accommodation on the 4th floor at the Hospederia San Martin Pinario in Santiago. If it's available, I like to stay in the room at the very end of the corridor. The lights are on motion sensor, so if you come in late at night, the corridor is dark and the lights come on one by one as you travel through. A bit spooky but fun. I love staying there in those simple, comfortable little rooms.
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I had a reservation to stay here a year go and was quite excited, but covid had me cancelling all my Camino plans. Hopefully I'll have an opportunity to stay there in the not too far off future.I love staying there in those simple, comfortable little rooms
Remember staying there one night when a school tour were also there. The girls ran riot up and down the corridor. One of the hotel staff had to stay up there to keep the things quiet. They had walked from Sarria and this was their last night. Interesting nights sleep to say the least.!!The long corridor of the pilgrims's accommodation on the 4th floor at the Hospederia San Martin Pinario in Santiago. If it's available, I like to stay in the room at the very end of the corridor. The lights are on motion sensor, so if you come in late at night, the corridor is dark and the lights come on one by one as you travel through. A bit spooky but fun. I love staying there in those simple, comfortable little rooms.
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Nice pastoral shot;
According to the numbers, yes. I will double check tomorrow and let you know, but I think it is in and around those last few days before Santiago. Rick would know! He has an eagle eye!Nice pastoral shot;
is this on the CF ?
Perhaps it is one of those crossings on stones after Melide ? Boenté?According to the numbers, yes. I will double check tomorrow and let you know, but I think it is in and around those last few days before Santiago. Rick would know! He has an eagle eye!
Kirkie, Great shot of the Alto de San Roque!Perhaps slightly out of sequence, but in any case, recognisable for any who have left O Cebreiro behind.
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VN,The view from the terrace of the wonderful Albergue San Nicholas de Flue in Ponferrada. April 2015.
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Yes, it was beautiful. I'll post a photo tomorrow.did you also visit the the chapel next door
The loudest toilets in the Western hemisphere, too.Roncesvalles, Albergue
photos taken October 12, 2011
Roncesvalles monastery has been welcoming pilgrims since the eleventh century. During 2011, however, much changed! An old wing of the complex was handsomely rehabilitated into an albergue sheltering well over 100 pilgrims.
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This elegant ground floor corridor leads to a sleek kitchen, large dining area, boot room, computer/wifi facilities and a reading room.
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Upstairs a huge coed dorm is divided into four bunk units; each has private lockers and handy electric sockets. Sharing my unit were 3 men from Japan, France and Germany. Each had arrived by taxi!! Since I had walked 5 exhausting hours from Valcarlos after a slightly chaotic shower due to a push-for-water system I took a welcome siesta.
All attended evening mass in the ancient Romanesque church; pilgrims from more than thirty countries gathered for the traditional blessing. ...May we all go safely and in peace.
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