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Raincoat-Poncho
Ponchos are a nuisance, albeit a necessary one at times. An Australian I met, a Camino veteran, advised me to purchase a light umbrella (telescopic type) which proved very useful and convenient except in torrential rain and wind - of which there was virtually none in the glorious May of 2005...- Patrick
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Camino Frances : Historical importance
Who would argue with the Goethe-Institut! Shame it wasn't Goethe, though. Looks as if we may never know the provenance of the quotation. Thanks again to Peter and Frank.- Patrick
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Camino Frances : Historical importance
Thanks, Frank, for your efforts in trying to tracing the 'Pilgerschaft' quotation. Do we now give up on Goethe? Or, to put it another way, can we be certain that your informant is correct? And if not Goethe, WHO? Is there a German equivalent of Cohen and Major's excellent History in Quotations...- Patrick
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Camino Frances : Historical importance
Great website! I am enjoying the erudite deliberations on matters Goethean and Dante-esque. With such scholarship out there it can be only a matter of time before someone traces the source of Goethe's 'Pilgerschaft' comment. He may have been suggesting that consciousness of a Europe defined by...- Patrick
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Camino Frances : Historical importance
Well now, you are a clever lot!. Many thanks for prompt replies: for the long-sought quotation in German, and for the statistics and checklist of dates. I am familiar with the Dante quote; it is quite specific to the Camino. The Goethe quote - I have seen it MISquoted in Spanish and italian -...- Patrick
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Camino Frances : Historical importance
Hi I walked the Camino Frances from St-Jean Pied-de-Port to Santiago de Compostella in May 2005. It was tough, but hugely worthwhile. I would now like to write something about the experience, and I would like to begin by putting the Camino in its historical perspective. In connection with this...- Patrick
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