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  1. Deirdre

    Off again - 5 Caminos

    Best of luck, Alan. I'll enthusiastically follow your blog. Qué Santiago te bendiga. Buen Camino,
  2. Deirdre

    American pilgrims wanted for 2010 Documentary

    Could you imagine if we didn't speak the same language???? :wink: :lol: Buen Camino
  3. Deirdre

    el Camino del Cid

    Hi Arn, Do you know if that wonderful statue of El Cid in Burgos was sculpted by Anna Hyatt Huntington? I believe the one of El Cid in Valencia was done by her. And there is a street named after her and her husband in Valencia as well. Imagine my surprise strolling through Valencia and...
  4. Deirdre

    Walking Alone

    I walked from Roncesvalles to Santiago the first time alone in 2007, the second time alone from Moratinos to Santiago and then on to Muxía and Fisterra in 2008, and am hoping to walk alone this summer (2009) as well. Now that I am here in Spain, I´ll decide which route although much depends on...
  5. Deirdre

    Solitude

    Good thoughts, here... I too, enjoyed the solitude of the Camino. The time to separate from hectic, electronically driven lives where there is little or no escape from a constant barrage of information. We don't speak to people, we email them - even if they are across the street or down the...
  6. Deirdre

    Credenciales 2009 +

    Hi Rita, This will sound ridiculous, but I honestly don't remember! I was so overwhelmed by the entire experience and thinking about so many things as it was my first night on the Camino and I had just gotten off the bus from Pamplona... but the number 8 euros seems to stick in my mind - that...
  7. Deirdre

    Credenciales 2009 +

    Rita, To answer you specifically, you can get your credencial when you arrive at Roncesvalles, but not at the albergue. You will obtain it the pilgrim office there. They specifically issue credenciales. They will ask for your passport (for country of origin) and your means of travel - "a...
  8. Deirdre

    http://www.csj.org.uk/ down?

    Hi Ivar, I linked to it just now - no problem. Yesterday it was terribly slow, though.... Buen Camino,
  9. Deirdre

    Photographic Journal of Santiago Pilgrimage

    Hi Sil, Thanks for the information on this gallery opening. It is just an hour from my home in CT - USA and in a lovely, quaint, artsy town along the Hudson River in NY. I attended the opening today and met Mary Ann Glass, the gallery owner, and one of the pilgrim/photographers. Her work is...
  10. Deirdre

    Win another bottle of JohnnieWalker

    Oops, I guess definitely NOT the meseta... :oops: :? Buen Camino,
  11. Deirdre

    Win another bottle of JohnnieWalker

    Great photo, Omar! Well, it's definitely the meseta...probably Castilla y León...and definitely NOT morning (no long shadow! ) :wink: I'll let someone else play to try to pinpoint it! Buen Camino
  12. Deirdre

    What about food??

    Hey, I'm with you, Kelly, I can happily do plenty of damage with junk food! I've never been much of a water drinker, and so I found the availablility of fresh fruit (especially grapes) wonderful! Spanish pastry is my downfall! Caracolas, croissants, napoleons, almond pastries...
  13. Deirdre

    What about food??

    Hi Rita, While it is typical for Spaniards to eat late, most restaurants near the albergues on the Camino Francés have a "Pilgrim Menu" and serve food at an hour more suited to pilgrims. The salads are huge, fresh and offer considerable variety. While the "Pilgrim Menu" may not be too varied...
  14. Deirdre

    Win another bottle of JohnnieWalker

    Hi Rebekah, The walls say, 'Galicia". Am I in the right province? :lol: Buen Camino,
  15. Deirdre

    Bearable heat in July & August?

    Hello Mr. Mac! Well, I too have that Celtic skin that was (genetically) never meant to see as much intense sun as there is on the Camino in the summer! imho, sunblock/sunscreen is the greatest invention of the 20th century! :D I think I was nearly 30 before I could atually go out in the...
  16. Deirdre

    Bearable heat in July & August?

    Hello Céline, I have walked the Camino Francés twice in July and August. It is the only time I can go as well. It is warm, but certainly bearable. I am an early riser all throughout the year (usually 5ish am) So it was no bother for me to rise early. I was usually ready to get out just...
  17. Deirdre

    Naked pilgrimage!

    Now there's a thought! Think how light your pack would be if you only had to worry about socks! And I guess a sleeping bag .... :roll: And here's a picture... imagine those two pilgrims arriving in the Praza de Obradorio.. do you suppose they'd get their own pew at the Pilgrim's Mass...
  18. Deirdre

    The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Santiago slides

    Ahh, John, Those halcyon days when one could allow a high school student out and know that he would actually come back!!!! :D Just kidding... it isn't quite as bad as all that! But we are not in NYC! However, while our affiliated university is a member of ArtStor, it appears that my high...
  19. Deirdre

    Currency ($ to E)

    Hi Cecilia, Jeff is absolutely correct. There is no need to bring € with you to Spain. There are times in cities when you can actually see 5 or 6 ATM machines at once! However, I would definitely recommend letting your bank know that you will be traveling in Spain, any other countries where...
  20. Deirdre

    My Camino blog up for a SA Travel Blog Award

    ...sounds like a good thing! :lol: Buen Camino,

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