Well, others may think otherwise but I find that St Jean is a bit of a non-town really, even if it is the region capital.
A visit to the church at the bottom of the cobbled street that is the Camino (worth doing before starting a pilgrimage!)...
Theres the church you can visit, but i found it not so super interesting to spend more than a few minutes inside. But i guess a more religous person could spend more time there.
Then there is the pilgrims office, and i guess depending on how...
Hello, I am starting in St Jean Pied de Port in a few days and as I am booked into Borda the first night, I only have about three hours to walk and check in is not until 2.30pm. I had intended to walk around St Jean and explore as I arrive late...
After reading several posts today, I am reminded of two old sayings that were a major part of my adult life:
1. Proper prior planning prevents poor performance.
2. No plan survives initial contact with the enemy. That's why you make more than...
Yes, congratulations @ivar!
If anyone is curious, here's the thread that @Rick of Rick and Peg mentioned: https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/hostal-suso.3/
Congratulations Ivar.
We are starting the third decade of the Camino de Santiago forum. The first post available for us to see is #1 on thread #3, titled “Hostal Suso” dated October 12, 2004. That is actually the third post ever (I'm assuming...
Didn't mention their religion
Not looking for validation do not need it, your analogy is incorrect.
I feel as spiritual in the mountains decending into Triacastela it was an observation not feeling the need for justification.
I felt the...
I did attend Mass in 2012. In a sense of search?
I do visit that beautiful building every time I’m in Santiago but that’s to pay my respects to himself. I’ve wondered now and again what that humble(ish) Galilean might make of his modern glories...
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