I asked myself the same question :cool:
It refers to Alpha and Omega. A is for Alpha (the beginning, where I come from) and O for Omega (the ending, showing pilgrims the direction).
For some more information about the waymarkers of the...
Day 15
Zwickau - Neumark Sachsen, 15,3km
Yeah, I know, I said I didn’t know when I’d get to walk again - but one of my appointments cancelled, so I cancelled the other…. carpe diem.
Why such a short day? Well, it took me 5 hours on three...
The Pieterpad in Holland strays into Germany for a little bit between Spijk and Braamt, as it is a shortcut. In 2017 it was a surprise to run into a steel job identifying the path I was on as the way to Santiago.
Was on a hike on easter sunday in the Dün, a small hillrange in Thuringia near Bad Heiligenstadt.
What a nice surprise to find several mojones in the forest (parts of Via Regia and Loccum-Volkenroda and the soon to be established Eichsfeld...
Day 13. My lucky number!
Altenburg- Crimmitschau, 30.5km
I’m loving the local trains, they’re a perfect reminder of what all of DB used to be like. Despite massive work projects going on, they’re punctual, every time.
So I checked out of my...
It was initiated by a woman who walked the Sachsischen Jakobsweg.
See also:
https://www.ekmd.de/presse/pressestelle-erfurt/einmalig-am-lutherweg-pilgerstation-am-privaten-haus.html
I’m on the Via Imperii at the moment, to date I’ve covered over 250km, and have yet to see another pilgrim. So imagine how I felt when I came across this today:
Stamp, drinks, guest book…
Day 11
Böhlen - Neukirchen Station : 25.1km
Today was supposed to be 22.1km, but we’ll get to that… .
Wonderful start. Google says there’s no café in town, but it transpires that the local bakery is also a pretty decent café. It’s not unusual...
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