Well, I know very little about trees, but I think those are cherries. I think almond trees are a lot more delicate and lithe, if that’s an adjective you can apply to trees. But I am sure you know the answer, VN!
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Well, I know very little about trees, but I think those are cherries. I think almond trees are a lot more delicate and lithe, if that’s an adjective you can apply to trees. But I am sure you know the answer, VN!cherries or almonds?
Seriously?How on earth did I miss that !?!
How on earth did I miss that !?!This was such an interesting fountain.
After being on the after being on the Invierno during the cherry season, and seeing them everywhere, I have been assuming these are cherries. (Gracile, graceful, lithe...sure, why not?)I think almond trees are a lot more delicate and lithe, if that’s an adjective you can apply to trees.
It is the Iglesia del Santo Sepulcro in Estella.View attachment 89747
I forget the location of this impressive church door, but it's somewhere around Estella.
Does anyone know it?
Double dip as often as you like, @jozero . I'm loving your images.Sorry for the double dip
@VNwalking, you may be opening up a can of worms by allowing some double dipping.Double dip as often as you like, @jozero . I'm loving your images.
Not the tractor theme please. I'm planning on having a run of them this week with a story.Now I'm facing a decision.
Tractor theme, Estella theme, or cow theme?
What the heck.@VNwalking, you may be opening up a can of worms by allowing some double dipping.
Maybe post one in each of the themes.
We stood at the base of those stairs trying to get up the courage to take the first step when a local told us to follow him. Just a short walk down the camino was an elevator up.Here's Estella on a dull gray day.
Seriously!?Just a short walk down the camino was an elevator up.
I do not recall seeing this when walking through Estella on two different occasions...possibly I did not turn my head to the right or the left?View attachment 89802
Departing from Estella.
Had a look through our photos and could only find this one, can't remember where it is, other than somewhere between Sao Pedro de Rates and Barcelos. Will try and have a better look tomorrow.Enchanting small roadside chapel on the Portugues.
@Anne&Pat ...you already posted it a while ago. Can you remember the town?View attachment 89810
Had a look through our photos and could only find this one, can't remember where it is, other than somewhere between Sao Pedro de Rates and Barcelos. Will try and have a better look tomorrow.
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Gosh, that photo, without enlarging, looks like an eighteenth century rural painting... so long as you discount the tech gear!Tractor day 3. Pilgrims walking up to what turned out to be a special tractor for me.
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4:00 am Christmas Day now here. It has been a warm, windy and rainy night with about another 12 hours of the same expected. The snow has been disappearing fast.
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On the subject of "favourite albergues", one of the handful that immediately springs to mind is Hogar, the Dutch ecumenical house that offers pilgrims a wonderful place of rest in Villamayor de Monjardín.
When I walk again, there will be places that must be visited again, and Hogar will be amongst them.
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That's so true.Isn't it interesting to see how an experience in an albergue can be so different for people. So subjective. In 2011 I with some others received the most frosty welcome by the hospitaleros who were present in that particular timeslot.
Luckily we experienced the most wonderful Caritas at the Parroquial albergue in Tosantos later on our Camino.
I had no idea. Love it.the tractor is a Lamborghini.
Haha. No. Thank you anyway.Watch and imagine having a driver's license that allowed you to drive 300 kph on public roads.
When there (in clear weather) another pilgrim told me that she would like to put in a zipline and sell tickets. I mentioned that would fit in with a pilgrimage because on they way down pilgrims would see God.that short, vicious downhill after the long, tortuous uphill immediately after Castrojeriz.
The thing I did love about that long ascent and descent on the Alto Mostelares is that I could clearly see what I was in forWhat the fog conceals, the sign reveals... that short, vicious downhill after the long, tortuous uphill immediately after Castrojeriz. Tell me again why we miss this so much?
I stayed here, too, and loved it in 2015. I tried again in 2017, but arrived too late, only one bed left and I was with three family members. The whole village was completo, but the helpful Dutch hospis directed us to a new albergue in Luquin...a totally different experience, but lovely in its own way.View attachment 89987
On the subject of "favourite albergues", one of the handful that immediately springs to mind is Hogar, the Dutch ecumenical house that offers pilgrims a wonderful place of rest in Villamayor de Monjardín.
When I walk again, there will be places that must be visited again, and Hogar will be amongst them.
You Never Walk Alone
To walk long distances on a daily basis is thought-provoking and often quite an interior process. As the miles pass by underfoot, the mind occupies itself in any number of ways and has time to cons…johnelsewhere.blog
But would we still be ‘real’ pilgrimsWhen there (in clear weather) another pilgrim told me that she would like to put in a zipline and sell tickets. I mentioned that would fit in with a pilgrimage because on they way down pilgrims would see God.
Apparently God would let you know either way.But would we still be ‘real’ pilgrims
That picture brought back a different memory. At the albergue in Castrojeritz I was strongly advised NOT to try taking my loaded bike over that track. I detoured by road around the north end of the ridge, joining the camino again near Itero. I always felt a bit guilty having taken the easy route. But seemingly I made the right decision.What the fog conceals, the sign reveals... that short, vicious downhill after the long, tortuous uphill immediately after Castrojeriz. Tell me again why we miss this so much?
There was a cyclist in front of me making only enough headway to remain upright. I gave him a push for awhile and he then managed to continue.I was strongly advised NOT to try taking my loaded bike over that track.
That hill out of Castrojeriz was in the top three of the harshest ascents on the whole route for me!The thing I did love about that long ascent and descent on the Alto Mostelares is that I could clearly see what I was in forAnd the panoramic views were breathtaking...literally. One of my favourite camino days.
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It’s the descents on bad ground that scare me.There was a cyclist in front of me making only enough headway to remain upright. I gave him a push for awhile and he then managed to continue.
Thank you @Theatregal. I've actually been thinking of this place a few times this month. None of my photos of it survive and I couldn't remember where it was. We enjoyed a lunch there at the picnic table.The 13th century hermitage of San Miguel near Población de Campos. Beautiful surroundings for a snack and rest stop.
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I would have loved to see the interior. My friend held up the cover of the beautiful lock and I managed a photo through the keyholeThank you @Theatregal. I've actually been thinking of this place a few times this month. None of my photos of it survive and I couldn't remember where it was. We enjoyed a lunch there at the picnic table.
Looks like a lovely specimen of rose quartz. From?...at Cruz de Ferro). The stone I brought was the pink one ...
I think that is the most striking image of Cruz de Ferro I've ever seen.In memory of those no longer with us...
Thank you, @VNwalking, for providing us with a daily excuse to wallow in our own Camino memories.Dried apricots and almonds.
Manna from heaven.
So, happy New Year, everyone, and heartfelt thanks for sharing all your wonderful images here each day. Tomorrow for the new year I will be starting a new thread, One Day at a Time 4.0 - and will ask the moderators to close this one.
The Invierno is not a totally solitary walk. Here's proof. (For a couple of days, I kept passing and being passed by a really nice pair of guys from Barcelona.)
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