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The Orisson sign also popped out at me. And it seems to take them a week to get to Pamplona. Maybe they should have lightened up those packs. lol
Kelly
I would say it depends upon the pilgrim, but I would recommend the Frances (despite being more crowded, etc) because it is well-supported & supplied. That way, your newbie friend won't feel so overwhelmed by the experience & if they decide they don't like walking (I know I know, there are people...
Just about any place offers a stamp. I got my compostela in 2009, but I don't recall them counting my stamps. They looked at them, to see where I had stopped, but didn't count them. But don't worry; getting 2 stamps per day isn't difficult. :)
Kelly
I would rate it higher than Falcon, about a 7 or 8, since I like the fact that the story depends on the characters, not special effects or CGI. As a pilgrim, there is one background shot that is way out of sequence, but you'd only know it if you're a pilgrim & have stayed in or walked by the...
It "opens small" on Oct 7, but later in the month in wide release, on Oct 27.
As for my 8 hour round trip, the movie & Q&A lasted longer than I thought, so I found a Motel 6 to sleep for a few hours. :)
Kelly
Laurie, the bus tour site is http://theway-themovie.com/bustour/
Arn: The tour will be in DC from Sept 30 to Oct 1, so you have several chances to get tix. :)
Kelly
...did so right when they announced they had 10 pairs of tix to the Austin, Texas screening AND the Q&A following with Mr. Sheen & Mr. Estevez!! I am *SO* pumped it's not even funny!!!
I'm hoping a friend can go with me, but if she can't, then I'll have a ticket available. If you are in Austin...
Whenever I felt myself getting caught up in the rush rush rush, I sang this song to myself:
You better stop (stop) and smell the roses
You gotta count your many blessings every day!
You're gonna find your way to Heaven is a rough & rocky road,
if you don't stop & smell the roses along the way...
I've stayed at Meson el Cid in Burgos & recommend it. Not cheap, but worth it. I also recommend the Hotel Portales in Logrono, right outside the wall leading from the old part of town, directly on the Camino. Again, not cheap, but has (or had when I was there) free internet & computers in the...
Re: Spain spainish to South america spainish
I'm not trying to get into it with anyone either, just relating what I was TOLD by native speakers of Spanish IN SPAIN.
And no, I do not speak Castillian either. We don't lisp in the New World; it's considered pretentious.
Kelly
Re: Spain spainish to South america spainish
I'm not trying to get into it with anyone either, just relating what I was TOLD by native speakers of Spanish IN SPAIN.
And no, I do not speak Castillian either. We don't lisp in the New World; it's considered pretentious.
Kelly
Re: Spain spainish to South america spainish
the blogger I cite is me. That particular blog is an actual conversation I had with a gentleman who told me he spoke "Gallego." He said, quite clearly, that I spoke "Catalan" when I told him I spoke a little Spanish. I know enough to hear the...
Re: Spain spainish to South america spainish
Well, then, all the Spanish people I spoke with who told me that I speak Catalan & not Spanish, as well as the Cuban American college professor I had dinner with one night who said the same thing, are all wrong. Including this guy...
Re: Spain spainish to South america spainish
If you are from the American continents (as am I) then you speak a dialect of Spanish called "Catalan." It is the dialect spoken by the Conquistadores. You will still be understood, but obviously will stand out as we don't lisp or pronounce "b"s as...
That is pretty freaky. Could be the grass forming in such a way that it looks like a person, though. Either way, it caused me to look more than twice at it. :)
Kelly
My theory is that the Camino Frances has become a ley line, because of all the people who have walked its path for thousands of years. The old saying is that with each step, you leave a bit of yourself on the camino, but pick up something from everyone else who has walked it. (sounds like your...
I wasn't even looking for "The Way" on Netflix when it suddenly popped up as a suggestion a while back. So now it's in my queue, but at the bottom, as it has not yet been released. Ah well.
Kelly
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