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Just after leaving Graňon (different time of year though)
I'm almost sure that's in Ezequiel in Melide. Is it? If it is that's exactly the table and position I sat when I was there in 2011
Indeed it was, on April 9, 2017. And the people watching was almost as good as the pulpo in the family-style dining room.I'm almost sure that's in Ezequiel in Melide. Is it? If it is that's exactly the table and position I sat when I was there in 2011
On the Frances in 2011 but I don't know the location anymore.
I 'm sure many of you can help me out...
Just after leaving Graňon (different time of year though)
I think yours is the best of them all. It's almost like a painting. And I think that I know exactly where you took it. Was it where something made of concrete (like a garage or something similar) was? To the right off the gravel road?
And I think that I know exactly where you took it. Was it where something made of concrete (like a garage or something similar) was? To the right off the gravel road?
This building has been renovated last year and is now:11th May 2014:
Camino Ingles. Abandoned farm buildings on the way to Sigueiro.
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great food, pulpo, but you have the wrong bottle, with pulpo goes wine tintoAll this local food is exacerbating my longings!
What about pulpo in Dalmatia, Ivica?great food, pulpo, but you have the wrong bottle, with pulpo goes wine tinto
We do it in a different way, mostly on a salad or baking.What about pulpo in Dalmatia, Ivica?
This building has been renovated last year and is now:
It's so easy for us to forget that the actual Via de la Plata went from Cadiz to Gijon, rather than ending in Astorga.Gijon, Asturias
From one of the links I found by checking that out, here is an account of cycling from Leon to Gijon - a lot of it on a now little-used road, but in places following the Camino San Salvador and a route that as I understand what he wrote, roughly follows the original Roman VdlP:also worth checking out https://www.larutaenbici.com/en which has both mountain bike and road bike routes for the via de la plata. the site is not strictly for the camino as it continues to gijon. here are two write-ups of both routes:
A better wording might be the original Via de la Plata. I have a copy of the map, "Caminos de Santiago en la Peninsula Iberica" (2016) created by the Instituto Geografico Nacional of the Gobierno de Espana. It labels the current Via de la Plata as the familiar route which goes from Sevilla to Astorga. The route from Cadiz to Sevilla is the Via Augusta and Gijon is shown as a town on the Norte. Of course, it may be interesting to speculate on how the Roman road went north to its conclusion to Gijon, if that was its original end. I am wondering whether one of the current secondary roads going north from Benavente to Leon might have been a route of an original Roman road, connecting with the Primitivo northbound. Its lots of fun to speculate and to look for available information.It's so easy for us to forget that the actual Via de la Plata went from Cadiz to Gijon, rather than ending in Astorga.
From Astorga (Asturica Augusta) the Roman road (either XXXII or XXXIV) went to somewhere between Santas Marta (Palantia II) and Sahagun (Camala) where it crossed Roman Road I which went to Leon (Legio VII Gemina). From there Roman road XXXIX went north through Lugo de Llanera (Lucus Asturum) to Gijon (Gigia).A better wording might be the original Via de la Plata. I have a copy of the map, "Caminos de Santiago en la Peninsula Iberica" (2016) created by the Instituto Geografico Nacional of the Gobierno de Espana. It labels the current Via de la Plata as the familiar route which goes from Sevilla to Astorga. The route from Cadiz to Sevilla is the Via Augusta and Gijon is shown as a town on the Norte. Of course, it may be interesting to speculate on how the Roman road went north to its conclusion to Gijon, if that was its original end. I am wondering whether one of the current secondary roads going north from Benavente to Leon might have been a route of an original Roman road, connecting with the Primitivo northbound. Its lots of fun to speculate and to look for available information.
Thank you. I have seen these maps, but I cannot connect them with anything on the current map of Spain, except that I noticed, by chance, Segovia, if that is the same city of that name which I visited last fall (obviously a Roman city). I would need quite a few points of connection before I could speculate that this was the same road that is currently going from here to there, which is what I am interested in. This looks more like a map of a transit system, and misses all the detail of actual roads. Not to say that it could not make more sense to the more knowledgeable.From Astorga (Asturica Augusta) the Roman road (either XXXII or XXXIV) went to somewhere between Santas Marta (Palantia II) and Sahagun (Camala) where it crossed Roman Road I which went to Leon (Legio VII Gemina). From there Roman road XXXIX went north through Lugo de Llanera (Lucus Asturum) to Gijon (Gigia).
At least that's what I can see here: https://prnt.sc/tzni5r
Full map: https://sashamaps.net/images/roman_roads_iberia_v2.5_140.png
The Leon - Gijon on the Roman roads would mostly overlap with today Camino del Salvador. Roughly:Thank you. I have seen these maps, but I cannot connect them with anything on the current map of Spain, except that I noticed, by chance, Segovia, if that is the same city of that name which I visited last fall (obviously a Roman city). I would need quite a few points of connection before I could speculate that this was the same road that is currently going from here to there, which is what I am interested in. This looks more like a map of a transit system, and misses all the detail of actual roads. Not to say that it could not make more sense to the more knowledgeable.
Depending on time of day... left is always the best option! Coffee or a cold beer!straight or left, that’s the question
Yes, as I said in my post, and as the links indicate.The Leon - Gijon on the Roman roads would mostly overlap with today Camino del Salvador. Roughly:
Indeed. It's not much use on the ground. @Albertagirl, you might be interested to check out the Swedish link in the thread about Roman roads that's active right now. https://dh.gu.se/dare/This looks more like a map of a transit system, and misses all the detail of actual roads.
It's different kind of data. Personally, I think it has lost most of the most interesting and useful information.Not to say that it could not make more sense to the more knowledgable.
Incredibly delicious Portuguese cod dish - Bacalhau com Natas made by Jose at Pension Casa Velha in Perefita. He was very proud of his menu and sent me off the next morning with a collection of his recipes
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Ok, which post office is it? Valencia?There are ceilings and there are ceilings. First is post office, the second is unknown bar...
Excuse me please for two pics
(Burgos, 2016)
It's the main post office in Burgos (Pl.Conde de Castro 1), directly across the Arlanzon from the statue of el Cid CampeadorOk, which post office is it? Valencia?
So don’t you have a picture of the ceiling of the post office in Valencia?It's the main post office in Burgos (Pl.Conde de Castro 1), directly across the Arlanzon from the statue of el Cid Campeador
PS (Next day after it was taken we met at that pension in Leon)
Nope, I had no business there. I'll try to remember for next time. I guess I should go and take a lookSo don’t you have a picture of the ceiling of the post office in Valencia?
Truly. This dish was for two but if I was alone I know I could have eaten the whole thing!IMO, bacalhau com natas is the Portuguese version of macaroni and cheese. Great comfort food.
I stay here on purpose just to join their evening devotional. It's a real joy.The local Sisters on their evening stroll.
May you have a wonderful time, John!I'm off for a road trip around my other great love, Iceland.
Safe travels and have a great adventure!Always reassuring to see one of these.
PS - this will be my last contribution for a couple of weeks, as I'm off for a road trip around my other great love, Iceland.
I stay here on purpose just to join their evening devotional. It's a real joy.
May you have a wonderful time, John!
You better post on the local 'where did you walk today' thread! Pretty please?
Iceland has been on my list for decades, though obviously it's not as high as Spain, so I'll probably never get there except as a transit passenger in the aìrport.
So another photo of the bridge at Taboada, on the Invierno after it merges with the Sanabres. I can't begin to imagine all the small dramas and everyday events these stones have seen.
Maybe...please hang on a sec and I'll ask: is anyone out there having trouble with the thread loading slowly? If so, I'm happy to start round 3.@VNwalking you started the original thread, perhaps time to start Round 3?
No problem, because most of the photos in posts are thumbnails. That makes it faster to upload the whole thread.Maybe...please hang on a sec and I'll ask: is anyone out there having trouble with the thread loading slowly? If so, I'm happy to start round 3.
(I will admit a mild preference to have all the photos on one place, because that way it's easier to revisit old posts.)
Where's the yumyum emoticon???
Well at least they are in the trash bin and not burnt rubber sitting out on the rocks.
I had always heard that if a home had a palm tree in their yard on the caminos in the north of Spain it was a status symbol to show wealth. I did notice they always seemed to be on very nice properties.I was told to look out for palm trees, which were often planted near of people who had come back from the Americas. You can see them in Pais Vasco, too.
You do have a photographic memory, Kinky...and after so many caminos!I'm almost sure that's in Ezequiel in Melide. Is it? If it is that's exactly the table and position I sat when I was there in 2011
Yeah, well, the beer and wine enhance it. Sometimes I even see things that aren't thereYou do have a photographic memory, Kinky...and after so many caminos!
Another remarkable modern bridge. Not ancient, but fascinating in its own way and a necessity to facilitate improved travel across huge valleys.Camino del Norte - 29th, May, 2018 Somewhere between Muros de Nalon and Soto de Luina, near El Rellayo. The photos are taken an hour apart.
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Who took that picture of you and Peg.
You can tell that I'm not in the picture as I rarely wear shorts. On the CF only when swimming, on the Catalan only when raining (or snowing).Who took that picture of you and Peg.
A beast of a bridge being built on the Primitivo, not too far past Oviedo...amazing what man can accomplish.
I was just jesting...of course!You can tell that I'm not in the picture as I rarely wear shorts. On the CF only when swimming, on the Catalan only when raining (or snowing).
I'm at the grocery store and will check when I get home. I am not addicted to the forum...no, not me.Isn’t that outside of Cornellana, Chrissy? I remember getting lost there once when construction was in full force, and I wound up walking a loop that took me into some other little town — even though it was my third time through!
Here’s similar engineering feat, from Ponte Ulla on the Sanabrés, last stage into Santiago.
Three levels across the River Ulla — the old stone bridge, the “regular” train bridge, and now that gleaming AVE bridge.
Laurie, you are amazing with your memory! Yes, it was shortly before arriving at Cornellana, where we spent the night at the ancient monastery ruins. They had renovated a small section for pilgrims and it was top notch. We met a few memorable pilgrims staying there as we were a small group and shared a remarkable dinner together in town which ended with this fabulous dessert.Isn’t that outside of Cornellana, Chrissy?
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