- Time of past OR future Camino
- CFSJPP to SDC 2016
CIng x 2 2018
CPort. Tui May 2019
CF Ponf. June 2019
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In the Pais Vasco, that attractive swirly icon is everywhere, usually over doorways. Not knowing what it meant, at first I cynically assumed it was a modern invention, contrived by a PR firm somewhere. That couldn't be more wrong.Albergue at Pasajes de San Juan to open up, April, 2018.
That's not just twisted, it's bent too. For some reason - and who knows why - this looks vaguely sinister (no pun intended).twisted spire
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@kohara - Looking back in the other direction is the Fortaleza de Valença. Had I not been injured and needed to stay off my feet during my rest day in Tui, I would have loved to explore the fort. Someday...
CP, Oct 2019
Great photo Rowena. I must remember to do that in future ... look back. Bronte bear, on the other hand does that all the time, so he sees an entirely different perspective of every walk.September 18, 2016
Looking back at Le Puy en Velay, first day on the Via Podiensis
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Bronte Downunder,Great photo Rowena. I must remember to do that in future ... look back. Bronte bear, on the other hand does that all the time, so he sees an entirely different perspective of every walk.
The church of Saint-Michel d'Aiguilhe (Saint Michael on the Needle) atop the basalt outcrop reached via 268 stone steps that wind up the side. All worth the effort for magnificent vistas over Le Puy.
I think the usual explanation is that it was fairly common in mediaeval times to use unseasoned timber which would shrink and change shape as the timber dried out. There was a thread earlier this year about twisted church spires. Apparently, there are websites and clubs of aficionaodos devoted to the subject. Takes all sorts.Nestled in the Lot Valley the beautiful village of Saint Come d'Olt is known for it's twisted spire. June 2015 on route from Le Puy to SJPDP on the Via Podiensis
I'll put it to him mspath though he's quite happy strapped securely into my backpack. He often has chats to people we never get to see as they're behind us! Your own photos always amaze me as you obviously rise early enough to see sunrise and capture many evening/night shots. I have to admit we were not early risers but rarely the last to leave the albergues either. Just loving all these posted images and long for the opportunity to walk another Camino but they're a loooong way from home.Bronte Downunder,
Bronte certainly enjoys a different perspective as shown in these photos of that needle. Might he also attempt walking backward?
I'm doing something different today to save space on Ivar's server. A couple of days ago in the thread Your Favorite Sello @Peregrinopaul posted a shot of Sahagún's "Halfway" Certificate instead and I noticed that Peg and I were there on the same day. We stayed in town longer though and got to see some interesting sights so a posted two pictures of them. The link will bring you to my post.
No. For speed we are fine as long as we continue to post thumbnails in threads that are heavy in photos. For threads that don't have many photos then full size pictures are okay.Should we reconsider how to post here to save space on the forum's server? I am not technical at all so I would really appreciate if you have some thoughts about this?
These are wonderful threads but it would be a pity if we would slow down the process.
I can thoroughly recommend the section from Oloron Ste. Marie to Somport, and the Aragonés to Obanos. I hope you get to do it.I have wanted to go and do the Somport from Lourdes for many years but have never got around to it. I have however been to Lourdes a number of times. I hope that you will forgive me a picture of happier times in Lourdes, 2014.
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Fields of plastic covered rows puzzled us ... we were unfamiliar with white asparagus but enjoyed many a salad using this Spanish delicacy. This crop was on the Camino Frances between Azqueta and Los Arcos, April 25, 2013.
I never have.I had the luck of having them fresh
You're in good company. Cartier-Bresson was reputed to be obsessively camera-shy.View attachment 115264
I much prefer to be behind a camera than in front of it. This one is of me, captured by a young pilgrim (I think she was German) as she took several photos of the sunrise looking back in the direction of Agés. She shared this one with me a few days later.
CF, Oct 2016
Beautiful. Merry Christmas to one and all!Seems like a good time to post a picture of the Madonna and Child in Eunate.
Peruvian mummy and shrunken heads.
Not to mention a pair of white leather gloves purchased in Pola de Gordón that made me look like an Edwardian chauffeur.View attachment 115430
Yes , when on a Camino I'm the one making pictures of hardware stores aka Ferreterias.
I love these kind of places.Where else can you find cutlery ( when you want just that one spoon/fork because of course you lost that fancy plastic spork already... ) gardeningstuff, ducttape or soap?
O Meson do Vento on the Camino Ingles.
Yes , when on a Camino I'm the one making pictures of hardware stores aka Ferreterias.
How many? The only one I have walked I was wet to the gills that day. It was no surprise to be welcomed as we were, because I had heard of it ahead of time. Such a day! In the end, and from there to our end of day, we had to laugh just to keep going. When I say wet, I mean wet! Two happy meetings with @Becky 59 and family warmed us up in the course of that day.Casa Avelina, near Bruma, Camino Ingles June 2018. A compulsory stop on the Camino Inglese. Here it was a very welcome sight, after a very soggy mornings walk. It is a place where the warmth of welcome warms the spirit. It is a place that I look forward to on every Ingles I have walked.
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Only three, from A Coruña, following on from a walk on the Pilgrims Way to Canterbury to make up the distance. One dry, one damp, one constant rain. Still great fun.How many? The only one I have walked I was wet to the gills that day. It was no surprise to be welcomed as we were, because I had heard of it ahead of time. Such a day! In the end, and from there to our end of day, we had to laugh just to keep going. When I say wet, I mean wet! Two happy meetings with @Becky 59 and family warmed us up in the course of that day.