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On the Camino: One Day at a Time, one Photo at a Time 4.0.

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Moving into Asturias from Cantabria, the montanesa style is still evident but you catch the first glimpse of the wonderful horreos. As an aside i chatted to a lovely old couple last summer (from a distance), in their late 80s/90s in the village where the first photo is taken, Pendueles. I had just been reading a book about the last rector of the famous Irish College in Salamanca, Fr, McCabe during the 1930s who used to holiday in Pendueles. He spent much of the Spanish war years wrestling with the Nazis officials and spanish nationalist troops who had commandeered much of the College at this time as Salamanca was the HQ for the Nationalist forces. Blueshirt General Eoin O Duffy and his ill fated and prepared Irish brigade even stayed; Fr McCabe had no time for O'Duffy and the Spanish officers were dismayed by their levels of drinking!
The Irish College had a summer house in Pendueles which all the priests used to escape to each year. I asked the lovely old couple did this ring a bell. and the certainly did, they pointed in the direction of the house and remember Fr. McCabe coming each summer - quite a character they said, which by all accounts is true.

Their is a link here to an article with details on the book itself, which i found an enjoyable read.

An Irishman’s Diary on the Irish College in Salamanca and the Spanish Civil War

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Colegiata Santa María a Real do Sar | Web Oficial de Turismo de Santiago de Compostela y sus Alrededores

S. XII. Románica. Construida en el siglo XII a las orillas del río Sar es, junto con la Catedral, la iglesia que conserva mayor parte de su primitiva fábrica románica. En el exterior llaman la atención los robustos arbotantes construidos entre los siglos XVII y XVIII para proteger los muros...
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The gorgeous Santa Maria A Real Do Sar in Santiago de Compostela.

 
If my memory serves me well, these two go together. The earthquake in Portugal made its presence felt here too. If I have the wrong church, no harm! The statue is 15th century. I can't find the rest of the note: 'estatua que inspiró...' I think I might be conflating two things: one, the Lisbon Earthquake, and 2, the inspiration this gave to a classical author in Spain. I know there are some people on this forum who can teach me with these slight clues...


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Alfonso X el Sabio wrote "Las Cantigas de nuestra señora" inspired by this sculpture.

The place is Villalcázar de Sirga
 
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First seen in 2004 my favorite pilgrim figure of Saint James is this exquisite mid 15th c. sculpture in the Burgos cathedral museum. Standing roughly half a meter tall in vermeil/ gold plate on silver, James wears a pilgrim hat complete with shell atop his delightfully precise curls. Sainthood is depicted by the flat halo behind his head. He grips his pilgrim staff and from one shoulder hangs a tiny traveling bag known as a scrip also decorated with three additional shells. ...Perfection.
 
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One of my best Camino memories from my first Camino was staying at Manjarín.
No electricity. No running water. Outhouse. Scary looking sheets/pillowcases.
But one of the most memorable experiences of all!
During dinner a dirty, barefoot young man walked in, carrying a very small bag of belongings.
He looked like a beggar, I thought.
No fancy equipment. No backpack. No special shoes or fancy hat.
He did not speak.
Only Tomas realized he was doing his pilgrimage in silence.
He was offered a place at the table and I learned a lesson about judgment.
Years later, I nabbed this photo with Tomas; a little blurry but precious to me.
Sweet, sweet memories...
 

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9th July, 2006. Day 13, CF. I have found my notes!
Boadilla. The wonderful surprise behind the big circular wall. Were there beds? I mean, single beds? And sheets? I do remember, each one paid the princely sum of €5.00. The albergue part was a converted henhouse, fairly new at that time. Just a haven of rest after the heat of the day. I see from many posts that the son of the house has continued to charm everyone.


 
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I loved that Albergue! The vibe was amazing and the courtyard was the nicest one I saw anywhere!
 
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Anniesantiago said:
One of my best Camino memories from my first Camino was staying at Manjarín.
No electricity. No running water. Outhouse. Scary looking sheets/pillowcases.
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Outhouse? There was an outhouse when you visited? When we stayed there you had to go across the road and, hidden in the vegetation, was an open platform with a square hole. It wasn't much different from the "deserted" spots along the way except this place had a target.

Anyway, a more typical shot of Manjarín:
 
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Great memories of this Albergues just across Puenta la Rabia in Zubiri. Had a very rough, snowy and icy walk entirely on the road from Roncesvalles. When I rung the door bell and the Hospi opened it, he took one look at me and grabbed my pack and carried it (while half dragging me) up to the accommodation floor. Verrry good sleep that night

 
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We also have great memories of this Albergue in Zubiri, we stayed there in 2014 and had planned to stay again last year, hopefully we will sometime in the future!
 
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I don’t take many pictures but on this day on the Portuguese I did, I was sharing a family experience with my brother in law and father in law but this day they were listening to a football match that didn’t involve my local team so I spent my day enjoying the musical genius of The Clash
 

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Capilla de Nuestra Señora del Carmen,
Ponferrada.
Partial view taken 13/03/2007, 15:43pm while waiting for the adjacent San Nicolas de Flüe albergue to open.
These archives discuss the history of the site and the complex iconography of this vibrant 1999 painting
 
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Two today.

Anticipation for yet another Camino. These particular ones are of Chamartin trainstation in Madrid and the metro at Porto airport but it can be anywhere. For me the feeling is the same when I arrive in Irun station, Santiago/ Zaragoza airport. The feeling that I am blessed to be able to take time off from work and having the funds to start a new Camino.
 
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I really liked the signs on the VdB, all you need to know as you come into villages along the way.
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Two bars. One pharmacy. One fancy hotel. Two restaurants. A townhall with very friendly people. A gorgeous but closed church.
Although it is a compact town I of course was again able to enter it via a different route then you and our Catalonian fellow pilgrim.... . Nothing new there...
A good basic albergue with a peculiar volunteer. Thanks again to our fellow pilgrim who did all the communication with him...
 
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Yes. Somewhere in May 2011. When you were still allowed with your backpack in the cathedral.
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Feb 2013 for me. Walked straight into the Cathedral from the Camino, backpack and all. Plus, in February, there were lots of good seats at noon mass
 
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Far away Burgos. Entering from the north. Camino Vasco Interior 2019.
The two of us only met three pilgrims en route and one of them even was walking from Spain to France.

If you like unspoilt and quiet Caminos then the Vasco Interior is a good choice.
 
Samos, Monastery of San Julian
mural detail
November 10, 2004



Fantastic and historic figures painted c.1955 surround an Oratorium door

Parts of the Benedictine monastery complex are 9th century, but the majority was built in the 16th /17th centuries. Much, however, was rebuilt after a 1951 fire. Only sections can be visited. My 2004 guided view of these new murals which line interior corridors was most impressive and rather frightening.

Abadia de Samos provides further religious history as well as art history of this monument.
 
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Wooden signs on the Camino Vasco Interior in 2019.
Where the Camino splits up ...further on to Santo Domingo de la Calzada or continue to Burgos.
Choice to be made at the village of Estavillo.

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Hoy, a la salida de Estavillo, encontramos la gran bifurcación del Camino Vasco del Interior: recto, hacia Santo Domingo de la Calzada en dos etapas; a la derecha, hacia Burgos en cinco etapas. Ambas opciones son igual de buenas. La etapa es muy corta y con escasos desniveles; aunque Miranda de...
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Sometimes I am stricken with doubt as to whether or not a photo is really one of ours. This one leaves no doubt. I am looking at the camera, or at least it was looking at me. I was just sitting there willing for the time to open and get inside out of the heat! Bercianos.




 
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