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  1. MikeB

    The spring is coming......................

    I'll go for Astorga, the church close to the new municipal Albergue. Sorry to say it's the glass protective roof that is ringing the bell here - rather ashamed I don't remember the superb facade! Or has it been covered up until recently? Mike
  2. MikeB

    Napoleeon Route Alternative - Fear of Heights Issue

    Sometimes you swear they're ganging up on you as well !!
  3. MikeB

    Weather Forcast

    I think this is what you're looking for http://elcaminosantiago.com/Weather-Camino-Santiago.htm It moved recently, so old bookmarks don't work anymore Mike
  4. MikeB

    Camino in January/February...???

    I walked from Leon to SdC from 20 to 30 December 2007. You may find the following helpful when planning. O Cebreiro - Open (Christmas Eve) Wonderful time, communal meal between about 15 pilgrims. Warm Fonfria - closed until March Calvor - I went via Samos, but I spoke to pilgrims who stayed...
  5. MikeB

    Bus schedule--Sto Domingo del Calzada-Burgos

    Hi Kelly Sto Domingo is on the main Logroño-Burgos bus route, and you'll find details here http://www.grupo-jimenez.com/rutas/burgos.html Mike
  6. MikeB

    Busy Camino

    The large increase in the numbers in March can be explained by Easter falling in March this year against April last year. The 'semana santa' (the week between Palm Sunday and Easter) is a large holiday period in Spain, and there is plenty of time to walk from Sarria, O Cebreiro or even...
  7. MikeB

    BAHAI graffiti on kilometer stones

    Afraid the chap got a bit cocky, and left his details in the visitors' books along the way. He is a 56 year-old, from Metz in France, named Jean-Marc Tesson. I even have his National ID number that he left in the book in Arzua. I will not post it here, but if any official organisation wants it...
  8. MikeB

    BAHAI graffiti on kilometer stones

    Just to return to the original problem of the BAHAI graffiti. This is a two-part post as the system will only allow me to upload 3 attached phots. Sil spoke of general graffiti on the camino, but the person who did this was not that sort of person, basically a kid with a pen. He...
  9. MikeB

    café con leche

    Well, the Cola Cao should suit you down to the ground. And you ask for it by name, not as chocalate caliente. They give you hot milk, and you just tip the powder in, stir, and voilà! But if you want a real hot chocalate, and you can wait until Santiago, there is a place on the Rua Vilar, half...
  10. MikeB

    Clavijo

    I will be returning to continue my second full camino this spring at Orthez, 2 days before St Jean. I will want to visit the monasterios at San Millan this time, but because they are closed on Mondays, I may need to take a day extra somewhere to slow down. I don't like short days - I feel really...
  11. MikeB

    NIE vs Passport

    Spain and France are both part of the Schengen area, and you can pass freely between them without any form of ID. With the notable exception of the UK and Ireland (both island nations), most EU countries are members and it is assumed border controls were carried out at the place of entry into...
  12. MikeB

    Change of Albergue in Burgos due April 2008

    According to the 2008 Miam-Miam-Dodo, a new municipal albergue hosting 100 is due to open in April 2008 in Burgos at calle Fernan González 32, next to the cathedral. http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rls=GGLG,GGLG:2006-03,GGLG:en&q=fernan+gonzalez+burgos&um=1&sa=N&tab=wl...
  13. MikeB

    Camino Alternative Guide

    I had a look at this as my 77 & 75 year-old parents are thinking of walking part of the camino. Nice to see they are trying to give you a real camino experience - in between the paradores and hotels they suggest just two albergues - one of which is San Bol ! No toilets, no showers, but a great...
  14. MikeB

    León to Hospital de Orbigo

    I returned last week from 10½ days walking from León to Santiago and had a wonderful time. I'll post some photos later of the snow at Foncebadón, a good 10 - 15cm, but I'd like to make sure everyone knows about this rather, on the face of it, disgraceful behaviour. At Virgen del Camino, on the...
  15. MikeB

    Photo Book

    Or you could even make one of your own. UK readers could try http://www.bobbooks.co.uk/ who will turn your own photos into a printed book. Looks a bit pricey, but it's a nice idea. I'm sure there will be others elsewhere more practically located for non-UK readers. Mike PS I have no...
  16. MikeB

    santa hospederia teresita (SANTA DOMINGO DE LA CALZADA)

    Don't assume it will be full. I arrived at Sto Domingo to re-start my Camino on 23 July 2005 late on the Saturday evening - my bus from Burgos arrived at 20h45 - and after asking around was directed to the Albergue Casa del Santo run by the Confradia de Sto Domingo. There was plenty of room, and...
  17. MikeB

    Relief Map of Camino Frances

    Have a try at either of these if you want to order online. I can't vouch for either, but they came up with a Google search on the ISBN number from Sil's link. http://www.libreriasbeta.com/libros/CAMINOS-DE-SANTIAGO-MAPA-PLATIFICADO/176994/84-8216-172-5...
  18. MikeB

    Exhibition about the pilgrimage in Ponferrada

    There is a short 3 minute video here http://www.elpais.com/static/viajero/castillaleon/yocamino/la_exposicion.html It covers the artefacts in the exhibition, and if your Spanish is up to it, a short precis of the exhibition. Mike
  19. MikeB

    Christmas on the Camino

    Hello I intend to walk from León to Santiago in December, and depending on progress/weather should be spending Christmas Eve at Villafranca or O Cebreiro, and walking on Christmas Day either from Villafranca to O Cebreiro, or from O Cebreiro to Triacastela or Samos (might be a bit ambitious if...

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