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    Go to where your name is written

    I wrote my name in wet cement in a road in Castrojeriz. But I couldn't find it the last time I looked.
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    LIVE from the Camino Working as hospitalero at Albergue Municipal de La Virgen del Camino

    I walked the CF in 2022. I reached La Virgen del Camino and found that the first hostal [HostalRestaurante Central] was full, but they could have told me that the albergue (which the sign said was open) was closed. Is yours the Albergue de Peregrinos D. Antonino y Dña. Cinia?
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    A Simple Question

    Standard Life recently rebranded to abrdn. Better that than DNR o_O
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    A Simple Question

    If I'd asked this question on theanswerbank and Canuck had put his answer (post #9) there, I would have marked it as 'Best Answer'. In case you haven't bothered to look, it clears up the 'ronda/rotonda' question (not retonda). I just wish I knew my way around the interweb as well as some of you...
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    A Simple Question

    Thanks, all. I tried Streetview, but I couldn't get close enough to read the sign I found. I was probably looking at a different sign. But really, is it worth saving the space occupied by two letters? I know we abbreviate 'June' to 'Jun', but that is usually when all the months are shortened to...
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    A Simple Question

    What does the abbreviation "Rda" mean in Spanish? In context: "Calle la Rda, Villalcázar de Sirga". I have googled (of course), but I've obviously not been asking the right questions, as I've found no answer there. Thanks
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    Niggling hates (dislikes) on Camino

    Just forget tea on the Camino. Or anywhere in Spain, for that matter. Of course, I have not asked for tea everywhere I've been in Spain. And I haven't even been to everywhere in Spain. I stopped asking for tea in Spain years ago after a few unpleasant experiences. The same goes for America and...
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    I really wish I knew that!

    I might have been exaggerating a bit with '10 seconds'; you might get as long as 15 seconds ;).
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    I really wish I knew that!

    If it takes you more than about 10 seconds to satisfy your needs in the toilet, the light will go out. You need to move -- wave your arms -- to get the light to come back on.
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    I really wish I knew that!

    I only came across one place in a tiny village where there was a notice to say that toilet paper must not be flushed. As far as I know (and I've been to Spain since 1968 maybe 50 times or more), you can use toilets in Spain just like any other first-world country. I have never been told not to...
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    Menu del dia (what goodies will I find)?

    I have had usually good meals on the Francés. Until I read this thread, I thought that Menú del Día and Menú Peregrino were different names for the same meal. I thought that on the Camino, it would be called Menú Peregrino, but off the Camino, it would be called MdD. I have learned something! I...
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    Private rooms availability?

    When you're in Gronze, choose the "Camino Francés" (or enter 'caminofrances' and 'gronze' as your search terms). You will get a page full of rectangles, each labelled as an "Etapa" (stage or step). You want the last five etapas "Desde Sarria". Each of Gronze's stages is a bit longer than you...
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    Woman Traveling solo

    "I just don’t want to miss the historical points or the important places with history," -- it doesn't matter if you do. Make a list of what you think you missed and take it with you next time. There's always a "next time". The Camino Francés is addictive, at least in my experience, more...
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    Santiago cake

    Thanks, all. I've made a stencil out of stiff paper. The only clever modification is to stick a couple of pieces of stick-back plastic (!) to it before use, so you can lift it off without making a mess.
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    Santiago cake

    Thanks, everyone. We've obviously been looking at different internets. Many years ago, I printed one off and followed the instructions. It was terrible! Then I noticed that there was no sugar in the recipe!
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    Santiago cake

    All the recipes I've found for Santiago cake have it baked on a sweet pastry base. My memory may be at fault, but I don't remember Santiago cake that I had in Santiago, or on the way there, having a pastry base. Are there any cake-making authorities on the forum? Does authentic Santiago cake...
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    Waymarks that use European Union Flag, a red triangle with 2 red circles

    a notation for a bike? -- Yes, that's my number one guess. The triangle is the bike's frame, and the two wheels are ... wheels.
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    Can you name this plant?

    Yes, Rick, you too. I enjoyed the allusion to The Little Shop of Horrors.
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    Can you name this plant?

    Thanks, all of the above.
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    Can you name this plant?

    The photo was taken in October last year between Redecilla del Camino and Villafranca Montes de Oca. I don't have a smartphone, so I couldn't use the app that identifies plants.

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