Thanks Johnny - another reason to stop and reflect in Ponferrada. (PS I am enjoying your book - sat beside one of people in the photos last Saturday). Cheers
I hope her family know about this. Not that it would be any consolation, but a place, sufficiently far from the actual crime scene, where her life is remembered.
I am reminded of the wonderful words of Ataturk after Gallipoli:
"You, the mothers who sent their sons from faraway countries, wipe away your tears; your sons are now lying in our bosom and are in peace. After having lost their lives on this land they have become our sons as well."
The one from Galicia (the round) and the one from Castilla & Leon. Individually numbered and made by the same people that make the ones you see on your walk.
I saw a video with a rather harsh criticism of a small, municipal albergue on one of the less traveled caminos. They paid 9€. I thought: What does it cost a small municipality to renovate and keep...
On my last Camino (2023) I noticed that there were lots of tourists. It reminded me of a couple of quotes that I have read since my first Camino (2015)
“A tourist demands, a pilgrim is grateful”...
"A complete guide to the world's greatest pilgrimage"[sic] by Sarah Baxter.
In a British newspaper, The Telegraph. A right wing daily that does print interesting articles and essays...
Day 42 Week 6
460km walked (give or take)
Today I had a revelation, an epiphany and a Divine Intervention... all in one day.
Today the exreme pain in my soul is dissipating some... healed by the...
There was a recent thread about EST (Erhard Seminars Training) which I have to say I have never hear of, but it got me thinking.
I undertook some rather 'left field' training about 10 years ago...
I've been trying to figure out how to use the Gronze app and as a first step I need to translate into English - I searched topics on the Forum, thought I found what I was looking for, and Yay! I...
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