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  1. Peterexpatkiwi

    Snoring. AARRRGGGGHHHHH!!!!

    That’s only some, and the answers lie in @Undermanager post I think
  2. Peterexpatkiwi

    Snoring. AARRRGGGGHHHHH!!!!

    No, not unreasonable, I think you’ve covered both sides rather well. Tolerance and steps to mitigate the problem.
  3. Peterexpatkiwi

    Re: Current Lunch Prices

    I'd forgotten about this! Decades ago I had a French girlfriend and we visited her family for Christmas. After several days her mother did exactly that, (chabrot). Initially the family expressed shock, she simply pointed out that I was like family and should be treated as such. Where upon...
  4. Peterexpatkiwi

    Re: Current Lunch Prices

    It will just be put to one side and served to the next client. The regulations are very, very different.
  5. Peterexpatkiwi

    Re: Current Lunch Prices

    Cointreau with dinner? Afterwards I understand but with?
  6. Peterexpatkiwi

    Re: Current Lunch Prices

    Oh dear I had to start it didn't I! I thought that we were all familiar with this hence my jocular reference. It was supposed to be a pun, sorry! Yes, it's quite common and we've actually discussed this on the forum before. This custom varies a little from country to country. Bread, sometimes...
  7. Peterexpatkiwi

    How to decide how long to walk for

    This is such an individual thing. Some of us like @Pafayac or myself take a few days to get into the swing of things and start to gain any real benefit. Others seem to only need a day or two. The distance you walk per day will also greatly affect the length of the Camino and therefore the...
  8. Peterexpatkiwi

    Re: Current Lunch Prices

    Well we've talked long enough about the water and the wine ( but not yet water into wine), probably time to talk about the bread.....
  9. Peterexpatkiwi

    LIVE from the Camino My Camino Frances 2024

    @David Tallan , the very best of luck to your daughter. I hope that whatever you're trying to date works out and you can continue your walk.
  10. Peterexpatkiwi

    Re: Current Lunch Prices

    I do try and always respond in a reasonable manner to everybody but your clinging to this unreasonable theme and the rubbish contained in your responses is unbelievable! I'm only bothering to speak out because I would hate it if somebody actually began to think that your 'advice' was correct...
  11. Peterexpatkiwi

    Stamps

    Correct, as you are starting in Sarria you need two stamps a day if you want to collect your Compostela. Most collect a stamp from their first cafe of the day and from their accommodation each night. Pretty much every cafe or bar you stop at will have them, often just to the end of the bar...
  12. Peterexpatkiwi

    Re: Current Lunch Prices

    What an excellent question, I have no idea! I've always thought of wine costing far more than water - Spain maybe the exception to the rule 😏. I guess it may depend in part on how big the bottle was. A 500 ml bottle I would say definitely not, if it was a one and a quarter litre - ???
  13. Peterexpatkiwi

    Re: Current Lunch Prices

    Yet another classic case of cultural difference. As the waiter in such a situation I would have no difficulty in saying 'certainly, shall I add it to the bill or are you paying separately' or some such, however that does not appear to be the Spanish way. Please note I am not as experienced as...
  14. Peterexpatkiwi

    Re: Current Lunch Prices

    True I got more involved in answering all the follow-up questions than the original post... Whilst it seems a reasonable premise I really have no idea.
  15. Peterexpatkiwi

    Re: Current Lunch Prices

    As a teenager in New Zealand that's how we used to buy our wine too - in 3 and 4 liter casks. The empty bladders reinflated a little make quite good pillows afterwards😉
  16. Peterexpatkiwi

    Re: Current Lunch Prices

    Whilst I've not actually seen them filling it from a physical barrel I have on both the Inglés and the Primitivo last year witnessed the bartender pouring the remnants of one bottle into another using a funnel. The bottles were 'clean skins' /unlabeled bottles. This would suggest that as posted...
  17. Peterexpatkiwi

    Re: Current Lunch Prices

    I think you missed the explanation above: the wine that comes with a Pilgrim’s Menu is purchased in bulk, the bottles are simply topped up and sent out again. It’s normal (and very logical).
  18. Peterexpatkiwi

    Message from the Roncesvalles albergue - a difficult day.

    My understanding is that they do this because the Albergue is very near the train station. They apparently have had a significant issue with a large number of people arriving by train and claiming shelter, including tourists who actually are not walking at all but have a credential. A quick...
  19. Peterexpatkiwi

    Arriving in Villafranca del Bierzo today

    Havelock North, Hawkes Bay - New Zealand. (I did say back home !) It's one of the most photographed houses in NZ, featuring on calendars, etc. The setting of the house on the Camino, and the fact that it is so heavily photographed just instantly reminded me of the setting of this one. I grew...
  20. Peterexpatkiwi

    Arriving in Villafranca del Bierzo today

    Reminds me a lot of this one back home: https://images.app.goo.gl/wSUUdxejh7FXQh7d8 Well ok the location/idea rather than the specific house....

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