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Great pictureThere was a Roman road here once. It's gone, but the straightness of the way remains. Vasco, right after Armiñón.
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Fear and loathing in Ages...not Vegas.In another private garden. Agés.
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A garden full of kitch on the Frances, 2017.
Another private garden (this shot shows only half of it) taken care of entirely by the woman you see. Her disabled husband sits on the sidelines and gives encouragement. She feeds many with the fruits of her labor.In another private garden. Agés.
Laurie, I love a little story when shared with the pictures...it sometimes gives us the full "picture".Another private garden (this shot shows only half of it) taken care of entirely by the woman you see. Her disabled husband sits on the sidelines and gives encouragement. She feeds many with the fruits of her labor.
On the Invierno, soon after leaving the Lalín River Walk.
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It's a civil war memorial, built in 2017. Each stone commemorates people in villages nearby who were killed in these mountains:The mini-Stonehenge that marks the beginning of that hardscrabble descent from Alto del Perdón.
I was wondering how I missed this, now I know...it wasn't there. I walked the Frances in 2015 and again in early April 2017.It's a civil war memorial, built in 2017. Each stone commemorates people in villages nearby who were killed in these mountains:
Oh, crikey. My description is now quite inappropriate.It's a civil war memorial, built in 2017. Each stone commemorates people in villages nearby who were killed in these mountains:
Almost exactly the same timing here.I was wondering how I missed this, now I know...it wasn't there. I walked the Frances in 2015 and again in early April 2017.
Henges were often graves, yes?Oh, crikey. My description is now quite inappropriate.
I spent an hour or so up there, enjoying the outdoor church service and a couple of bananas, but I didn’t spot the plaque.Henges were often graves, yes?
No worries, John. It is likely that many who walk past assume it's part general camino theme up there; I probably would have.
@Doughnut NZ posted a photo of the plaque, but I wonder how many people notice it.
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Brrr!On my way to Burgos...
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Also wondered how we had missed this but now realise it wasn't there in 2014! Would have seen it this year!!It's a civil war memorial, built in 2017. Each stone commemorates people in villages nearby who were killed in these mountains:
The site is still controversial/sensitive for some people. My attempts to add a simple review of the site to Google Maps have been blocked by someone objecting.Henges were often graves, yes?
No worries, John. It is likely that many who walk past assume it's part general camino theme up there; I probably would have.
@Doughnut NZ posted a photo of the plaque, but I wonder how many people notice it.
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Hmmm, something has changed it is now easily findable on Google Maps, see: https://goo.gl/maps/61LXzXrauphQSCD6AThe site is still controversial/sensitive for some people. My attempts to add a simple review of the site to Google Maps have been blocked by someone objecting.
In addition, most people will have great difficulty finding any reference to the site on Google Maps. I thought that it wasn't on Google Maps and tried to add it, finding that it is there but just super hard to find.
Perhaps @camino.ninja can help?
It's great to have these layers of understanding added to the sights we have seen.There is a great video on YouTube and on the website above that shows the memorial, see:
Such a wonderful part of the day - end of a day's walking, sitting at a table under a shaded arcade watching and listening to the sounds of life in a town. @sabine your photo makes me feel that moment!Betanzos. Camino Ingles. Rest!
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Such a wonderful part of the day - end of a day's walking, sitting at a table under a shaded arcade watching and listening to the sounds of life in a town. @sabine your photo makes me feel that moment!
Please repost this in the thread Sounds of the Camino.I have a short movie of this scene in Viana do Castelo in Portugal that captures a moment I love. Walking through a neighbourhood at mid afternoon when the streets are empty and quiet but through open windows, the sounds of family life in the houses. Walking down this lane, a breeze was blowing the laundry, sounds of children playing inside, dishes clattering with meals being prepared, conversation, music.
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Done! I didn't know about the Sounds of the Camino thread. Thank you!Please repost this in the thread Sounds of the Camino.
What was this?Some fun in Burgos
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Some folks with drums, some ?dancing?
Today it's tompe d'oeil: Canal or sky? This photo came out strangely two dimensional, as though someone cut colored paper and pasted it together.
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We saw some fun in Burgos too.
Another word: Beer and bier are homophones.Thank you @Rick of Rick and Peg : learned a new word today. Bier. This forum is a source of education.
Amazing photo @VNwalking ! The variation in colour. The shadows of the signs. The multiple lined vanishing point. The longer you look at it, the more you see. Beautiful.What was this?
Some folks with drums, some ?dancing?
Today it's tompe d'oeil: Canal or sky? This photo came out strangely two dimensional, as though someone cut colored paper and pasted it together.
Yes! That was some climb! It was a very hot day too.Pfew I found that part harder than the walk up to Hospital de Bruma. That asphalt!
I did not dare look back!
I always wondered what it was like to be living in this idyllic place without that huge viaduct. Quite the transition, then versus now, with it hanging over their heads all the time.Perspective.Vega de Valcarce.
A surprising choice of main subject. I'm curious; from the same place and time did you take other photos focusing on the label and another on the cross? If so, why did you submit this one? Was the stone the one you brought?
Interesting observation, Rick. This image was the only one I kept that day (edit: at Cruz de Ferro). The stone I brought was the pink one and on that day I was so occupied with my thoughts and prayers for the person that stone was placed there for, I actually didn’t notice the label until you mentioned it.A surprising choice of main subject. I'm curious; from the same place and time did you take other photos focusing on the label and another on the cross? If so, why did you submit this one? Was the stone the one you brought?
Jozero, this is a beautiful image and especially with your explanation, it is very powerful and makes complete sense.
Coming down Monte Faro on the Invierno, one of the first things you encounter coming into the first habitation is a huge — and I mean huge — mojone. I have so many questions.
This was such an interesting fountain. I believe it was in Tardajos or Rabe de lasCalzadas, just before the climb up to the Meseta.
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