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    Little sculptures

    Camino Frances Villalcazar de Sirga Iglesia de Santa María la Blanca overdoor panel photo taken March 1, 2007 The Virgin holding baby Jesus is the central figure in this panel. Santa María la Blanca, the masive and austere 12th-14th c. fortress-church, was originally built by/for the Knights...
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    On the Camino: One Day at a Time, one Photo at a Time 11.0

    Camino Frances Cizur Menor dawn photo taken October 21, 2012 This view caught the magical moment just before sunrise on a cool October morning.
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    Transit to Bordeaux from Canada, and a note about the St. André Cathedral in Bordeaux

    Perambulating Griffin, Linda Kay Davidson whom you cite in your post is one of the authors of a very useful book re the richess and richness found along the Camino Frances. The Pilgrimage Road to Santiago by David M Gitlitz and Linda Kay Davidson is a great resource. This is available on...
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    Buying shoes on a Sunday. Are sports stores open?

    Arta, In SJPdP DirectionCompostelle/Boutique du Pelerin is a good convenient place for hiking equipment . Here is their web. Another good hiking shop is Maya Sport, 18 Avenue du Jai Alai. Here is that web. Buen camino!
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    Little sculptures

    Vilar de Donas Iglesia de San Salvador door hardware photo taken November 13, 2004 East of Palas de Rei the 12th c. Iglesia de San Salvador de Vilar de Donas was for centuries the official burial place of the Chevaliers de Santiago.
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    On the Camino: One Day at a Time, one Photo at a Time 11.0

    Camino Frances Cizur Menor albergue Roncal photo taken 0ctober 1, 2004 Seeing this scallop shell hung at the open doorway during my first CF I immediately sensed that pilgrims were welcome to just walk in. ...Camino life in 2004 was very relaxed!
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    Little sculptures

    Camino Frances leaving La Virgen del Camino photo taken November 13, 2011 This metal pilgrim pointed towards the two ways to leave the town near the junction of the main CF, which parallels the noisy route N120 direct to Villadangos, and the peaceful alternate camino going slightly SW to...
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    On the Camino: One Day at a Time, one Photo at a Time 11.0

    Camino Frances Cizur Menor Roncal albergue photo taken October 1, 2004 After trying to cross bustling Pamplona on crowded sidewalks with a full backpack the informal Roncal albergue atmosphere was especially relaxing.
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    Little sculptures

    Camino Frances Burgos Cathedral de Santa Maria photo taken February 24, 2007 The 13th c. Gothic tympanum of the south portal is splendid. See more here.
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    On the Camino: One Day at a Time, one Photo at a Time 11.0

    Camino Frances Pamplona Cathedral cloister photo taken October 21, 2013 Above the open loggia space on the 2nd storey of this Gothic cloister can be seen an uppermost smaller loggia which may have been part of a dormitory. Open on one side these loggias would have been/still are airy covered...
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    Little sculptures

    Thanks for searching. I did use Google Lens also to no exact match. If I ever walk the CF again other than in my memory I'll try to find it.
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    Little sculptures

    Camino Frances location ?? photo taken ?? I have always liked this little sculpture of a shell. However I know neither where or when I shot it! The distinctive vegetation should be a clue. I first used it in a 2010 blog. Perhaps you have also shot this and can locate it?
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    On the Camino: One Day at a Time, one Photo at a Time 11.0

    Camino Frances Pamplona January 29, 2009 After revisiting the cathedral this rainy/cold day in the wet cloister courtyard the sole fell off my hiking boot! Luckily an elderly priest holding an open umbrella beckoned saying "Senora please come with me". We walked to an old-fashioned sports...
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    Little sculptures

    Camino Frances Atapuerca sculpture photo taken November 7, 2013 This contemporary sculpture represents a Neanderthal who nearly one million years ago inhabited the Sierra de Atapuerca which is an UNESCO site.
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    On the Camino: One Day at a Time, one Photo at a Time 11.0

    Camino Frances Trinidad de Arre photo taken October 15, 2011 Boots airing in the autumn sunshine outside the Marist monastery albergue....Now I wonder what has changed over the years.
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