One Day at a time, One Photo at a Time (Part 3)

[Peregrinopaul]

My favourite Estella photo didn't post

 

[jungleboy]

I just posted this to Instagram today and since it's one of my faves, I might as well put it here too!

One of the most evocative sights on the Camino de Madrid was this ruined 16th-century stone tower in Tamariz. Perched high up in an arched window, a stork surveys the town and the Meseta beyond.

 

[VNwalking]

Wonderful @jungleboy !!
Today, one more pic of Pancorbo. I really liked this place.
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(Apologies being lazy, and posting from my media files here. My computer is on its way out and that's where my photo files are... but I'm posting this from my phone.)

 

[Rick of Rick and Peg]

In a Santiago park.

 

[Theatregal]

Stayed an extra day in Vigo to see the wonderful Luis Seoane exhibit at the Museum of Contemporary Art. The museum is well worth a visit! This little painting "Homenaxe a un paxaro" (Tribute to a bird) is 12 x 10 cm.

 

[peregrina2000]

I too, stayed at the municipal in Cacabelos. I liked the quirky little "mini cabins"...definitely a "one of a kind" experience on the Camino Frances.
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And think how popular this place will be in a post-covid world, when we will all probably still be hoping to avoid large dorms! I think I stayed there on my very first camino in 2000, or at the latest in 2002. This was back in the days when I was an all-albergue girl, and it was a heavenly respite from the snoring!

 

[SabsP]

Bar in Molinaseca.Camino Francès 2011.
My favourite passtime after showering and doing laundry.
Regional newspapers can keep me occupied for a while...

 

[peregrina2000]

In a Santiago park.
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If I remember correctly, that’s where the Camino Inglés enters the city. Sabine will know, since she is our resident Inglés fanatic.

 

[SabsP]

If I remember correctly, that’s where the Camino Inglés enters the city. Sabine will know, since she is our resident Inglés fanatic.

Aiai I don't have a clue...

 

[Rick of Rick and Peg]

In a Santiago park.
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I've looked it up.

Santiago como peregrino
Praza da Paz (Guadalupe)
Santiago de Compostela
Location: geo:42.88868,-8.536017?z=20
Link to map:

OsmAnd - Offline Mobile Maps and Navigation

 

[Deleted member 43985]

Castildelgado on the Camino Frances 2015.
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best hot chocolate EVER in the truck stop/restaurant/hotel in Castiledelgado!!! Needs to be spooned rather than drank

 

[Deleted member 43985]

Both February but, my oh my... what a different experience!

 

[Anne&Pat]

Camino Frances- September, 2014 Nearing Carrion de los Condes on a hot dry day. Sunburnt countryside!

 

[Camino Chrissy]

best hot chocolate EVER in the truck stop/restaurant/hotel in Castiledelgado!!! Needs to be spooned rather than drank

I was able to have my spoon stand up in my sumptuous cup of hot chocolate in Leon, directly across from the cathedral...well, possibly a slight exaggeration.

 

[Camino Chrissy]

The beauty of the Norte.

 

[SabsP]

I've looked it up.

Santiago como peregrino
Praza da Paz (Guadalupe)
Santiago de Compostela
Location: geo:42.88868,-8.536017?z=20
Link to map:

OsmAnd - Offline Mobile Maps and Navigation

Gosh! Yes! Now I remember! Thank you.

 

[Peregrinopaul]

800 years of eclectic architecture in Le Puy

 

[VNwalking]

I always love other people's vegetable patches. This vibrant one was on the Vasco, brightening up a rainy day.
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[SabsP]

Till now I don't understand how my shoes got that look. Camino Francès 2011.

 

[Canuck]

Till now I don't understand how my shoes got that look. Camino Francès 2011.

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A sign of time: individualism?

 

[Rick of Rick and Peg]

A morning on the way to Finisterra.

 

[Theatregal]

An intermittently stormy day - near Bon Xesús between Vilaserio and Olveiroa. Today's photo inspired by @mspath 's beautiful post in the "On this date in December" thread.

 

[Camino Chrissy]

A very unusual rounded formed pile of firewood on the Primitivo in front of this quaint home.

 

[Former member 49149]

Wonderful @jungleboy !!
Today, one more pic of Pancorbo. I really liked this place.
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(Apologies being lazy, and posting from my media files here. My computer is on its way out and that's where my photo files are... but I'm posting this from my phone.)

Oh, please try to find a way to transfer your photos. However, one fine day... it will not matter.

 

[Peregrinopaul]

Till now I don't understand how my shoes got that look. Camino Francès 2011.

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There might have been another pergrina walking with a matching complementary pair

 

[Peregrinopaul]

The bridges of Ponte Ulla on the Sanabres

 

[Deleted member 43985]

Approaching Los Arcos

 

[Anne&Pat]

Camino Frances- August, 2014 Leaving Torres del Rio on the way to Viana.

 

[Peregrinopaul]

Approaching Los Arcos

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Did you use a special filter for that shot?

 

[VNwalking]

Seen while coming into Santiago on a spring day:
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[SabsP]

Definitely in Spain. 2011.

 

[Rick of Rick and Peg]

Somewhere past ... wait for it ... Sarria.

 

[Former member 49149]

Definitely in Spain. 2011.

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Maybe around Pamplona? They have a factory there...

 

[SabsP]

Maybe around Pamplona? They have a factory there...

No this was merely a showroom. Edit : If I look at he order of my pictures this one is taken out of Leon but before Astorga.

 

[Theatregal]

On the Invierno near Vilariño. She used the grass behind her back to coax straying sheep back to the path.

 

[Deleted member 43985]

Did you use a special filter for that shot?

Kinda looks like it but but no, this was just stopped down to F/22 with lens angled to getting some extra distortion.

 

[Deleted member 43985]

Morning leaving Viana

 

[Camino Chrissy]

The Primitivo in May, 2016. I was intrigued to see this man carrying this stack of sticks on his back...possibly it was to be used for kindling.

 

[Peregrinopaul]

"Sheep may safely graze". On the VdlP near Montamarta

 

[Anne&Pat]

Caminho Portugues- April, 2016 Lisbon, Igreja de Santiago on Rua de Santiago.

 

[Deleted member 43985]

Spanish landscaping companies are very efficient... grass is cut and fertilized at the same time

 

[VNwalking]

Early morning in Alava, on the Vasco — I loved how the light was playing on the newly tilled fields.
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[SabsP]

Start or ending of a Camino depending on the plans. The airport bus in Santiago de Compostela.
In my case the start of a mini Camino to Finisterre.

 

[JohnLloyd]

The Templar castle that lies beneath Cizur Menor on the outskirts of Pamplona.

 

[Rick of Rick and Peg]

San Juan de Ortega.

 

[Camino Chrissy]

"Sheep may safely graze". On the VdlP near Montamarta
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Did someone say "sheep"?

 

[Peregrinopaul]

Kinda looks like it but but no, this was just stopped down to F/22 with lens angled to getting some extra distortion.

Ah! The ability to stop down is not a feature coming to my iPhone anytime soon.
Beautiful effect.

 

[Theatregal]

Looking through photos this morning, I found this one of the church in Castroncelos on the Invierno. I took the photo at the time thinking that it looked odd. The tower not fitting with the building. I regretted not stopping at the time for a visit. I did a bit of research and most of the information I found is about it's more recent 20th century history.


The atrium of the Igrexa de Santiago de Castroncelos with it’s medieval origins, is a place of Historic Memory. Victims of the civil war were buried here. The attached video tells the story of one of the victims. Sorry - the text won't attach in it's translated form.

https://www.facebook.com/guerraenlauniversidad/posts/2633656890211817

 

[Deleted member 43985]

Ah! The ability to stop down is not a feature coming to my iPhone anytime soon.
Beautiful effect.

There are some good iphone filters that do very, very well without having to carry a DSLR. I'm actually considering this for my next Camino so I can reduce my gear weight by 4-5 kgs by leaving my camera at home and just using my iphone.

 

[Rick of Rick and Peg]

Sorry - the text won't attach in it's translated form.

The atrium of the church of Castroncelos (A Pobra do Brollón, Lugo) is a place of memory. Victims of fascist repression during the Spanish civil war were buried there. ARMH worked there in July 2016, under the direction of archaeologist René Pacheco. In 2018 our team also traveled there to try to recover more bodies, in a sadly failed attempt.

In this video, Carmen García Rodeja tells us about Silvosa, the socialist tailor who walked in 1938. The cufflinks of his shirt appeared in the grave documented in 2016. These objects are part of the exhibition Little things, which can be visited again in Santiago de Compostela.

 

[peregrina2000]

The attached video tells the story of one of the victims.

Wow, that video packs quite a punch. I saw that there was an entire exposition with the same title “Las Pequeñas Cosas” funded by the government as part of the Ley de Memoria’s focus on confronting the reality of the past.

This exposition was supposed to be an in-person one, traveling all around the country, but COVID changed that. Now we can all see it virtually on this website. There is a page with a link to more videos like the one posted by @Theatregal.

Thanks so much for posting this, I’ve walked by that church three times and never had an inkling.

 

[Theatregal]

This exposition was supposed to be an in-person one, traveling all around the country, but COVID changed that. Now we can all see it virtually on this website. There is a page with a link to more videos like the one posted by @Theatregal.

Thank you so much for finding and posting these links!! I hope that sometime in the future, the exposition will travel and we'll have a chance to see it. Wonderful that they're posting it virtually - it's incredibly moving to see the images and hear the stories. The title itself, "The Little Things" tugs at my heart.

 

[Anne&Pat]

Caminho Portugues April, 2016 First day walking out of Lisbon with Ponte Vasco de Gama in the distance.

 

[peregrina2000]

Caminho Portugues April, 2016 First day walking out of Lisbon with Ponte Vasco de Gama in the distance.
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At 17 km, that makes it the longest bridge in Europe! That pales in comparison with some of the other long bridges in the world, but I remember feeling very uneasy after about 10 km of being suspended out over the water. I can’t imagine I’d enjoy a 100 km bridge.

 

[peregrina2000]

The title itself, "The Little Things" tugs at my heart.

I’ve now watched several, and the one about the bill for the 13 bottles of cognac is haunting.

 

[SabsP]

Not the first pic here of the church in Fromista but still a gorgeous sight.
This was 2011.

 

[VNwalking]

I can’t imagine I’d enjoy a 100 km bridge.

Just...no.
(...shiver...)
Even 12k would feel uncomfortable.

Thank you for these haunting and sobering links, @Theatregal and @peregrina2000.
I'm ashamed to say I didn't pay attention to that church, and vaguely remember dismissing it completely because of the modern portico. Call me Ms. Precious.
But I did take a photo that included it.

 

[JohnLloyd]

The beginning of the ascent to Alto del Perdón.

 

[Peregrinopaul]

Fascinating figurines of the losing side in the Naval Museum on the Prado in Madrid.
Thanks Arturo. Love your books.

 

[Rick of Rick and Peg]

O Ceibrero.

 

[Camino Chrissy]

An artistic shell decoration on a home near Campiello on the Primitivo.

 

[David61]

At 17 km, that makes it the longest bridge in Europe! That pales in comparison with some of the other long bridges in the world, but I remember feeling very uneasy after about 10 km of being suspended out over the water. I can’t imagine I’d enjoy a 100 km bridge.

It is no longer the longest bridge in Europe, that is the Crimean bridge. Still the longest in the EU though

 

[David61]

At 17 km, that makes it the longest bridge in Europe! That pales in comparison with some of the other long bridges in the world, but I remember feeling very uneasy after about 10 km of being suspended out over the water. I can’t imagine I’d enjoy a 100 km bridge.

Plus it is only 17km if you include the access roads. Bridge itself is 12km

 

[Theatregal]

I’ve now watched several, and the one about the bill for the 13 bottles of cognac is haunting.

Truly. The tragic, chilling story that the information on a simple dated receipt holds. As do the beautiful cufflinks of Silvosa the tailor. All the stories. The exposition is remarkable.

 

[Theatregal]

I'm ashamed to say I didn't pay attention to that church, and vaguely remember dismissing it completely because of the modern portico.

The same reason I didn't stop to visit it Another reminder for me to not "judge a book (or a church) by it's cover." !!

 

[Theatregal]

In the ethnographic section of the wonderful Museo Terra de Melide, there are exhibits related to traditional cultural arts and trades of Galicia. This photo is part of an exhibit of items from the shop of the tailor Juan Veiga of Melide.

 

[Anne&Pat]

Caminho Portugues- April, 2016 Good Boardwalk through the fens from Povoa de Santa Iria to Alverca do Ribatejo.

 

[Peregrinopaul]

Not the first pic here of the church in Fromista....

...and not the last of the exquisite San Martin!

 

[SabsP]

Betanzos during Semana Santa. Still very quiet at that time.
Camino Inglès.

 

[JohnLloyd]

...and not the last of the exquisite San Martin!
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Here's mine!

 

[JohnLloyd]

The first picture of a long shadow. It wouldn't be the last!

 

[VNwalking]

Since we're on San Martin, here is mine:

There are no fond memories of my visit there. I didn't know how famous the building was, and just wanted to sit inside quietly. But of course there was an entry fee, and a tired and slightly rude person asking for it. So I left in disgust not having the slightest idea what I would be missing.
Now I know better!

Frómista | Romanesque Spain

The monastic church of San Martín de Frómista is likely the most well-known church on this site, and one of the most well-known of all Romanesque monuments in Spain.

www.romanesquespain.com

(Actually, I had bad luck across the board in Fromista — the albergue had been recommended by somebody, but turned out to be quite unwelcoming. Since then, I haven't stopped in the town...but next time...)

 

[JohnLloyd]

I agree about the municipal albergue at Fromista. One of the least satisfying experiences of all.

 

[SabsP]

Agree too about the muni in Fromista. What a contrast with the friendliness of the muni in Mansilla de las Mulas.

 

[VNwalking]

I agree about the municipal albergue at Fromista.

Agree too about the muni in Fromista.

Well, now I don't feel so bad about my choice to stay where I did – because the muni doesn't sound a whole lot better.
Where I stayed was a private albergue. Given the reviews it gets, clearly I'm not the only one who's had a bad experience.

 

[Camino Chrissy]

My only bad experiences with both the muni's and hospi's on five various caminos were in Zubiri on the Frances, and in Berducedo on the Primitivo.
That said, I was still happy to be indoors with a pillow under my head.

 

[Rick of Rick and Peg]

It's not that I must show off my boardwalk picture too but that the previously posted pictures help me choose what to show next (I've submitted all my San Martín photos already). I've been having a hard time picking pics lately.

Approaching the western beach at Finisterra.

 

[Camino Chrissy]

...and mine Rick.

 

[Theatregal]

The Irgrexa de Santa Susana in the Alameda Park, Santiago.

 

[Deleted member 43985]

Leaving San Martin del Camino at -4C

 

[Anne&Pat]

Not the first pic here of the church in Fromista but still a gorgeous sight.
This was 2011.

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Sadly, we missed this beautiful Church completely! It was an extremely hot day the day we walked to Fromista and we were staying in a Hostal across the road from Iglesia de San Pedro, which is quite away from the camino. By the time we reached our accommodation and did the various chores one does, because of the heat we didn't do much exploring. Then we left Fromista the next morning at 5.55am to beat the heat! So probably didn't even notice the other Church, it was probably to dark!
We, of course had hoped to walk the Frances again this year, and would have hopefully seen it then, let's hope we can next year!

 

[Anne&Pat]

It's not that I must show off my boardwalk picture too but that the previously posted pictures help me choose what to show next (I've submitted all my San Martín photos already). I've been having a hard time picking pics lately.

Approaching the western beach at Finisterra.
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I (Anne) am also having a hard time choosing photos, that is why I went back to the start of our Portugues Caminho to see if there were some different ones that I hadn't already chosen previously!
So for today :
Caminho Portugues- April, 2016 The start of the riverside path between Alhandra and Vilafranca de Xira.

 

[SabsP]

The last page of my first credencial. 2011.

 

[VNwalking]

.. And the first stamp in mine in 2015:

Am I the only one who got chicken skin in that moment when the credential was stamped? It was not my first Camino, but boy was I both thrilled and questioning my sanity.

 

[JohnLloyd]

Remembering to keep looking back, this time towards Cizur Menor.

 

[Rick of Rick and Peg]

I got away with this before so I'm doing it again. Two different pictures taken close together where I can't tell which is the one I like better.

On the way to Finisterra.
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[Theatregal]

Nearing Quintana on the Primitivo.

 

[Deleted member 43985]

I got away with this before so I'm doing it again. Two different pictures taken close together where I can't tell which is the one I like better.

On the way to Finisterra.
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Just an opinion but as they are, I like the zoomed in version more but if you cropped most of the sky off the wide angle, I think it would be a very interesting pano-like photo.

 

[Deleted member 43985]

nice frost patterns beside the trail before Logroño.

 

[Deleted member 43985]

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Remembering to keep looking back, this time towards Cizur Menor.

Fun to see all the various leading lines here.

 

[Rick of Rick and Peg]

Just an opinion but as they are, I like the zoomed in version more but if you cropped most of the sky off the wide angle, I think it would be a very interesting pano-like photo.

Thanks. I should do that with the original but I tried with the scaled down version I posted. I cropped out shadow on the bottom too.

 

[Deleted member 43985]

Thanks. I should do that with the original but I tried with the scaled down version I posted. I cropped out shadow on the bottom too.
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Love it! Now it tells a story like I was walking into the scene!

 

[Anne&Pat]

Caminho Portugues-2016 Between Carregada and Valada. On this day we took five different photos of storks! We were delighted to see so many as we hadn't seen any on the Camino Frances in 2014, we only saw empty nests!

 

[JohnLloyd]

Arriving at Alto del Perdón on a Sunday morning, in time for an outdoor church service (spot the priest).

What a place this is.

 

[SabsP]

Ponte de Lima. Camino Portugues 2015.

 

[Rick of Rick and Peg]

Another one of my It could be anywhere but it's on the camino photos.

 

[peregrina2000]

Wonderful that they're posting it virtually - it's incredibly moving to see the images and hear the stories. The title itself, "The Little Things" tugs at my heart.

There is an article in today’s El País in English about the exhibit. Very moving.

The tiny treasures of Franco’s victims

A compilation of the personal belongings found among bones and bullets marks the 20th anniversary of the Association for the Recovery of Historical Memory

english.elpais.com

 

[Theatregal]

There is an article in today’s El País in English about the exhibit. Very moving.

Thank you for this article Laurie, and for the past stories the article leads to. Yes, deeply moving. Such important work by the ARMH (Association for the Recovery of Historical Memory)

“The power of this type of archeology is not to retell an event that is already known, but to synthesize a moment in history through an image.”

 

[Theatregal]

Early morning Sarria

 

[Camino Chrissy]

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Arriving at Alto del Perdón on a Sunday morning, in time for an outdoor church service (spot the priest).

What a place this is.

I'm noticing all the many flight jet streams in he sky!