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Congrats and Buen Camino. I did the Camino Frances in three stages in a span of 18 months. Burgos was the stopping point for the first leg and I loved every bit of it. The Cathedral, El Cid, the plazas, the river...
Thanks for sharing the YouTube video link. I saw this feature in 2016 and for some reason it popped into my head this morning. I was wondering why we never see photos or references to for the map and now I know why as it was removed.
I bought three of the masks with the sellos. Two of them will be repackaged and shipped to my friends and fellow pilgrims Susan and Treasa in Wicklow Town, Ireland. We all met on the first day of walking the Camino Frances several years ago and remain in contact, even visiting each others...
The Continental St. Jean PP. It's nice and where Martin Sheen stayed the first night in the movie "The Way". I stayed there in 2016 and it was close to everything. Buen Camino
I see that you are from County Wicklow in Ireland. My friends Susan Hill and Treasa Earls who I walked the Camino de France with for three years are from that county. Buen Camino
Not at all. I did the Camino in three different stages over a period of 18 months. I made great friends with during each stage that I still stay in touch with. Do not shy from introducing yourself, inviting people to join you at your table, etc. Buen Camino!
I would recommend the Petit Palace Arana hotel in Bilbao. Have stayed there twice and is at the edge of the historic part of the City, transportation, the river and the Guggenheim.
I stopped in Villafranca in September 2016 and returned this past May to finish my Camino. I took a train from Santiago to Ponferrada and rather than taxi to Villafranca, I began walking from Ponferrada the next morning. It's a beautiful walk to Villafranca as you well know. Buen camino!
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