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Camino Frances
Saint Jean Pied de Port
49 rue de La Citadelle
photo taken October 14, 2014
This sculpted door knocker adorns a private house on rue de La Citadelle, a street of pilgrim hope and memory.
Camino Frances
near Lorca
tunnel
photo taken October 20, 2011
I yearned for that distant open space while walking through this confined tunnel which passed beneath the highway east of Lorca.
For more information re such rehabilitative programs during the past on the camino see these earlier Forum threads.
https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/juvenile-penitent-pilgrims.1043/
https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/court-ordered-camino.42950/
February 2009 in...
Camino Frances
Sahagun
Calle Antonio Nicolás, 40
photo taken March 3, 2007
The lattice-like wooden interior screen of this handsome window, one of a series in the south wall of the Santa Cruz albergue, exhibits a Mashrabiya influence.
Sunday, May 26, 2024,
the American Battle Monuments Commission at their worldwide sites commemorate Memorial Day.
Within the Aisne-Marne Cemetery site near Chateau Thierry, France, are buried 2,289 American war dead who summer 1918 fought at Belleau Wood and elsewhere along the Marne River...
Camino Frances
Astorga
Bishop's Palace
tile detail
photo taken March 10, 2007
Distinctive tiles were used by Antonio Gaudi in some original spaces designed from 1889 in the Bishop's Palace, now a museum known as the Palacio de Gaudi.
Camino Frances
towards Villatuerta
photo taken October 5, 2004
On route to Lorca the broad camino path followed antique cart routes and crossed this restored Roman bridge.
Camino Portuguese (Central)
south of Redondela
Roman milestone
photo taken December 14, 2011
Now amidst a camino path/back lanes mix near Capela de Santiaguño 6 km south of Redondela this Roman milestone once marked the Via XIX which connected Braga to Lugo via Santiago.
Camino Frances
Cirauqui
Roman bridge
photo taken October 20, 2011
Crossing alone this ruined bridge and climbing/crawling/balancing on those distant precarious "steps" of irregular stones would be nerve wracking. ..Nevertheless using my indispensable walking stick I made it and rested for a...
Hiking 20 km up to the 1060 meter Ibaneta pass via the Valcarlos route to Roncesvalles the first time in September 2004 at 65 was one of the most difficult days on the Camino and certainly the most physically exhausting day of my adult life then to date. I was pooped!
Although I had hiked...
Bryonydays,
www.Rome2.com suggests taking a taxi to Ponferrada and then a train to Astorga. Check for other routes on their web.
Happy planning for your next camino.
Camino Frances
O Cebreiro
Santa Maria a Real
photo taken November 29, 2013
Hanging in a side chapel this painted crucifix is another of the many handsome details within the historic church.
Camino Frances
Cirauqui
Iglesia de San Román
south door
photo taken October 22, 2015
Nearby on the street were two tots with their mom who had asked me "What makes this door special?" As I pointed to the distinctive poly-globed arch she kindly snapped my photo.
Years past I often ate in San Juan Ortega at the simple Bar Marcela which had good hearty food. Their black morcilla sausage was great especially in winter! It is located just after the monastery complex.
Camino Frances
Villalcazar de Sirga
Iglesia de Santa María la Blanca
photo taken November 6, 2011
Sculpted interconnected units form this massive historic door.
Before you leave watch this BBC video published 14/11/2022 re the island in the Bidosa river between Hendaye, France and Irun, Spain which changes nationality every six months. You can see it from the international bridge but it is rarely visited.
The island that switches nationality every six...
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