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There was a general strike called by one of the unions. It's part of ongoing protests against austerity. Passing through the last week there were graffiti and posters advertising it, in Spanish of course. Didn't see any for another date.
Where exactly did you see this? I can't see anything on the Alsa or Conda sites saying it must be bought online and I was planning on buying my ticket tomorrow at the station. Thanks!
I second "Shadow of a Bull" I remember reading it in elementary school.
Other than that maybe Paulo Coehlo's The Alchemist. In not sure about the reading level as its been awhile. It's a bout a shepherd boy in Andalusia that ends up going on a journey through North Africa. Not related to the...
Thanks Laurie!
That's incredibly helpful. I've printed out that guid eon the site, it says 2010, is that the new updated one?
One last question, do you know if the entire camino is on the pastoral paths? I'm wondering if I can get a map that shoes these pastoral paths so I can have one...
Laurie,
I found your blog while searching the forum on the camino de Madrid. Its been very helpful. Do you remember how many days the camino Madrid took you and how many rest days you took?
Thanks
Anthony
That's what I figured re: staying in albergues but had read on another post that a pilgrim had a tough time once or twice. The plan now is to walk the Frances starting in May. Afterwards I'm staying with family in Madrid. With no definite end date and a plane ticket back in August, I was...
How feasible/easy is it to walk backwards on along the Camino de Madrid from Sahugun to Madrid? Is there any difficulty staying in municipal albergues if you're walking backwards?
Thanks!
I was worried that might be out of date but the part you posted does have those dates mentioned above so I guess I'll just have to wait and see. Thanks!
Couple questions,
The Alsa site doesn't show this route when I try to book it for a day between 12-14 May. It shows it ending at the end of March. Will the site be updated closer those dates? I couldn't find the days listed anywhere except where you posted them.
Thanks
RR
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