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  1. sulu

    Tell me about credential stamps/sellos

    In Lugo cathedral the stamp is in the sacristy, you have to find someone and ask. It is not a paying cathedral, the Blessed Sacrament is exposed all day and people go in to pray. I found a sacristan without any problem but I may have just been lucky.
  2. sulu

    Just stamp - no compostela

    Yes, ask the volunteers who are helping with the queue. When I helped in the Pilgrim Office there was always a volunteer able to stamp 'credenciales' and sell new ones.
  3. sulu

    Pulpo, pulpo and more pulpo

    I mean that people in the countryside pick mushrooms. I live in the middle of nowhere, people pick mushrooms and there are lots of vegetables. Yes a caldo galego has veg but it's very, very cooked, there are lots of ways to cook veg and in other parts of Spain vegetables, as a side dish, are...
  4. sulu

    Pulpo, pulpo and more pulpo

    People pick and eat mushrooms in Galicia they just don't serve them in restaurants, but then vegetables are not common in Galician restaurants unless you get a salad as a first dish. Any market here (I mean street markets) serves pulpo and fish is on the menu in most restaurants but where is the...
  5. sulu

    Incident in Barcelona

    rtve.es are now also saying 13 dead and 32 injured. The van drove into Las Ramblas.
  6. sulu

    Incident in Barcelona

    Spanish TV says 2 killed but many injured. The whole of the Ramblas area is sealed off and the trains and undergound are stopped.
  7. sulu

    Explanation of effects of painkillers

    Congratulations! A great achievement.
  8. sulu

    The Heat ?

    Don't forget that temperatures quoted are air temperatures and often bear little resemblance to what it feels like when you are walking in full sunshine. I find that by mid morning it is uncomfortable to walk and by afternoon horrible so do give yourself the time to finish walking by about...
  9. sulu

    French and Spanish train ticket purchases and Tarjeta Dorada

    I can't comment on whether you can use a US credit card but I frequently use the 'tarjeta dorada'. When looking for trains on the RENFE site it asks if you have a tarjeta dorada, when the prices are shown you can see whether there is a promotional price or whether the tarjeta is the lowest, then...
  10. sulu

    Quietest Camino

    I walked the Levante, from Valencia to Toledo and Toledo to Cebreros in March and never saw a soul. I did 5 days in April and didn't see anyone but according to albergue registers there were several people on the days ahead of me so by May you could find yourself with some company or not, luck...
  11. sulu

    April-May Weather - Current Forecasts vs Actuality

    The weather is unseasonably warm, it is probably unlikely to continue but.... The maximum temps that you see are for late afternoon so aim to finish fairly early, however the long term forecast that I saw this morning does seem to believe that it will rain next week. I would just be sure to have...
  12. sulu

    Camino de la Lana or Cami St. Jaume?

    Laurie, there's supposed to be a Hostal Casa Fornies, c/Medio 2, in Selgua I don't think this is the one I saw but the telephone is +34 974 417168 and email; portalarmentera@terra.es Good luck with whatever you plan, Sue
  13. sulu

    Camino de la Lana or Cami St. Jaume?

    There is. I didn't know about it either. It is a Casa Rural I think but it is also the local bar and restaurant and well used by locals. I only had a coffee there but it seemed really nice and the bar prices were normal. I didn't ask about accommodation prices but I would have paid an extra few...
  14. sulu

    Camino de la Lana or Cami St. Jaume?

    They seemed to have one room reserved for pilgrims, the number of beds varied. I think all were reservable, Vic and Manresa included breakfast in the price, in Vic they give a packed breakfast if you want to leave early, it was so big it did for lunch as well.
  15. sulu

    Camino de la Lana or Cami St. Jaume?

    I've just looked at what I've written and edited, the price in L'Esquirrol was €25, not €5 :oops: Sorry
  16. sulu

    Camino de la Lana or Cami St. Jaume?

    I've been trying to upload my list but it won't work so here's a rough list: I stayed in Llanca, in a hostel Perelada - hotel, when I was there the cheaper places were full, it was a weekend, so I ended up walking to a commercial centre outside Figueres Bascara - pension €25 Girona - albergue...
  17. sulu

    Camino de la Lana or Cami St. Jaume?

    I agree that Catalunya is more expensive than other parts of Spain, for me that was made worse by the fact that even the albergues did not have kitchens and I usually cook for myself. A 'menu del dia' was usually about €10, a cup of coffee about €1.30 I think, accommodation €15 to €20 usually. I...
  18. sulu

    Camino de la Lana or Cami St. Jaume?

    Hi Laurie I'm sure you could do Port de la Selva to Puente de la Reina in 29 days, or less. I did it in 30, I know I bussed Vic to Manresa so you would need another day there but, with hind sight I would have done Tamarite to Huesca differently. I would have stopped in Selgua and not in Monzon...
  19. sulu

    Camino de la Lana or Cami St. Jaume?

    It is true there is nowhere to eat in Ena but the albergue has a kitchen, and the walk up to San Juan de la Pena is fantastic. I walked Ena to Santa Cilla de Jaca but I wouldn't do that again out of season, there was nowhere to eat in Santa Cilla, I would have been better walking to Jaca, but...
  20. sulu

    weather November 2014

    Watch the weather carefully. It's supposed to get warmer but getting warmer doesn't mean getting warm, just not quite so very cold. The very cold is unusual, but cold and damp is fairly normal! Just be prepared for most things, when the sun shines in Spain it can be effective! One set of...

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