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April 16, 2024 Via de la Plata
An early afternoon photo from my first day of walking, from Zamora to Montamarta. The bright colours of the wildflowers against the blue of the sky caught my eye.
April 15, 2024 Zamora
I didn’t have time to go into most of the beautiful Romanesque churches in Zamora, as they all closed up by 2:00. However, the walk through the old part of the city towards the cathedral and the castle revealed glorious views and striking architecture at every turn.
April 14, 2024
After two days of travel from Canada, I arrived in Zamora to begin the Camino Sanabres. My first photo, leaving the train station, heading towards my hostal.
Last month I stayed at Hostal La Trucha, 40 Euros, nice place. Hadn’t planned on stopping there but my phone quit working, it was a public holiday so I had to wait until the next day to get it fixed. I liked the town.
So I stayed at Casa Nuñez in Campobecerros yesterday. Peregrina 2000 had reserved a room for me. There were no bedbugs. If there had been I would have known because I am very sensitive to their bites. It was not luxury accommodation by any means but I have stayed in worse places on the Camino...
On this day two years ago, in the Templar Church at Villalcazar de Sirga, Saint James leads the way.
I will be on the Camino Sanabres very soon, starting in Zamora next week. New photos!
May 5, 2022
I had sought solitude on this Camino, and according to this habit that I had developed, I went to the early morning mass in the cathedral, instead of the pilgrim mass at noon.
May 4, 2022
Entering Santiago from the VdlP/Invierno. Some say it is the nicest entry into the city, and I would agree that it is beautiful, but definitely not the easiest entry. After descending to the Rio Sar there is a long steep climb back up to the cathedral which wore me out!
I have enjoyed reading about your adventures on the Invierno, @Simperegrina. I walked it myself in 2022, and will be tackling the Sanabres in April.
Thank you, and Buen Camino!
May1, 2022 Camino Invierno, Lalin
Lalin is known for its pork products. I ordered something I think was called zorza at the restaurant. It was hard to identify, but I supposed it was cooked ground pork.
I second that, thank you for your help, Gerald and Laurie, and to Chrissy for starting the thread. Very timely for me. I’m leaving for Spain in three weeks, and will be walking this Camino for the first time.
I wonder how many pilgrims I might encounter in the second half of April…
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