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yes, i did this in May 2023. the train leaves out of Chamartin railroad station and then the train stops in Ourense. if it is the same, there was an English announcement on the train and there are people directing you to the buses that are parked close to the train terminal. She will need to...
Point and say “joe key-air-oh s-toe por fav-vor”
If it looks good try it. I think the bartender gets tired of trying to explain each one to the peregrinos.
The thing that was unappealing to me is when they zapped it in the microwave.
My recommendation is to view the websites and pick the ones you like and go and visit to see if you like the vibe. Depending on what you want if could take 15 mjnutes for something simple or two hours. For something simple I don’t think you can go wrong wherever you pick. I really liked the...
Thanks Paula. This is interesting. I initially reserved in January 2023 for noon mass on Saturday June 3 Then I got an email about three weeks before asking if I would be willing to change due to the installation of the new archbishop which was set for June 3. So we agreed to the Friday night...
you can email the cathedral to set up a date to reserve the bota. Which I did on June 2 7:30 mass. Theyreserve two pews in the south transcept. I walked to honor my father who died in September 2022 and this Camino helped me say goodbye.
The mass was special and the priest mentioned my...
we just finished....walk in the morning and it is more crowded, leave alittle later less crowded.
crowded is relative. but there were alot more people walking this camino than Oct 2018.
but everyone was nice and friendly and there are so many places open to stop and have a snack to let...
I am on the 115 train on 5/27 chamartin to Sarria. I thought of a plane to Santiago then bus to Sarria but that sounded anticlimactic.
I booked using PayPal as trying to use cc in years past caused problems with renfe. Not sure if it is still an issue
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