- Time of past OR future Camino
- First one in 2005 from Moissac, France.
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(unless you live on the upside down bit of the planet)
That was my immediate thought, too.I am already imagining the comments on the queue for that one bathroom!
right on the Camino, next to the hotel on the left as you walk out
And for a map that puts the antipodes in their proper place (well almost, for my NZ friends) see http://www.odtmaps.com/detail.asp?product_id=McA-23x35.@David, hi
I've never understood this comment. What with the greater weight of people and all the ice and snow etc, not to mention the land mass, your part of the planet is always down.
Kia kaha
The best albergues are those that attract few pilgrims - out of town, wrong side of the road - the fewer the pilgrims around the table - the better the conversations ... SY
they start to believe that they are at the centre
Can you point me to the rules Kanga? (better than googling!)For those of us who are retired it is relatively easy to get a visa to reside in Spain for 5 years, providing we can satisfy the Spanish authorities of our ability to support ourselves. After 5 years one can apply for an extension, or permanent residency.
Don't worry Alwyn, there a sufficient UK stamps over the years which include the words 'United Kingdom' in the design to prove that David is, once again, at his entertaining but incorrect best.Sorry @David, not at the centre, at the top. And it is not a belief, it is a self demonstrating fact.
Not putting a country name on your stamps in 1840 and since was a cost saving design feature, allowing the name of your country to change back to England (as it certainly will) without having to overprint.
I fully agree with your comments on the red rock country, although most of your other stuff is questionable, in my view.
But don't let me stop you carrying on.
Sorry @David, not at the centre, at the top. And it is not a belief, it is a self demonstrating fact.
Not putting a country name on your stamps in 1840 and since was a cost saving design feature, allowing the name of your country to change back to England (as it certainly will) without having to overprint.
I fully agree with your comments on the red rock country, although most of your other stuff is questionable, in my view.
But don't let me stop you carrying on.
You must be right David. Turn the map upside down and the sun will rise in the west. Cool.Good points - but, hang on, if you turn the world map upside down you also have to turn the solar system upside down and then the orbits would be reversed and time would run backwards ... wouldn't it?
Naughty David, poking the hornets nest again...And for a map that puts the antipodes in their proper place (well almost, for my NZ friends) see http://www.odtmaps.com/detail.asp?product_id=McA-23x35.
Ah, yes, you get this, from desperately envious people, well, subjects really, in isolated Imperial colonies .. sooner or later the heat gets to them (or the constant being upside down goes to their head) and they start to believe that they are at the centre ..... but they forget that they are under the rule of QE2 (not the ship) and have a governor imposed upon them whom they pay for and who has final say in things - so we smile. If you wish to work out which time zone you are in on this planet you need to start at the meridian, which goes through Greenwich in London, because we chose that. Our postage stamps are the only ones that do not have a country on them, because we invented them as well as international post - no one could navigate the world safely until we invented the chronometer and applied it to navigation - in fact the rest of the world literally did not exist until we discovered it (this might not be true) and when we discovered the completely useless huge red rock, so poor that it couldn't even afford mammals, that we eventually named Australia it was so appalling that we put all our criminals on it .. ... we made the maps so we are at the top and everyone in the Antipodes is standing upside down ..... fact
If you mean the bar in Bercianos del Real Camino - yes, that one has been sold.Anyone know if the cafe/bar that was announced for sale here a few months ago has been sold?
I talked to the owners in Sept. when I was passing by. They had three competing offers, and was signing a contract the next day. So yes, it is sold.Anyone know if the cafe/bar that was announced for sale here a few months ago has been sold?
I LOVED Casa Magica!!! Had an award-winning leg massage there. Unforgettable.Yes, absolutely, so true. But they struggle to stay in business! Like Casa Magica in Villatuerta. The best albergue on the whole camino. It’s on the right side of town, but too far away. Everyone walks on to Estella . . .
I saw that once. No, really.the sun will rise in the west
Here's the pertinent part of a post that got moved:Lets not derail the thread, I have moved some posts to a new thread.
I've wandered around in fotocasa.es when I can't sleep in the middle of the night. I sometimes get a good laugh when the only amenity the property has is something like "heat". Some still have the street level dirt floor entries with room for livestock. But the ones that really keep me awake in a good way are the monthly rentals in some of my favorite towns and villages!!
In Spain you can receive visa if you buy a property value of more than €500,000.I wonder if Americans can receive permanent-resident visa if buy a piece of real property in EU. Buying a house makes no sense unless you can live in.
Hi Erian - I really like your signature. The Forum is a great place to build up and fine-tune your English skills, with Forum members posting from all around the world in a friendly, conversational style of writing. Best of luck with your English studies generally. You give me the inspiration and motivation to build upon my poor Spanish - Salud to you and thank you.In Spain you can receive visa if you buy a property value of more than €500,000.
And for a map that puts the antipodes in their proper place (well almost, for my NZ friends) see http://www.odtmaps.com/detail.asp?product_id=McA-23x35.
Ah, yes, you get this, from desperately envious people, well, subjects really, in isolated Imperial colonies .. sooner or later the heat gets to them (or the constant being upside down goes to their head) and they start to believe that they are at the centre ..... but they forget that they are under the rule of QE2 (not the ship) and have a governor imposed upon them whom they pay for and who has final say in things - so we smile. If you wish to work out which time zone you are in on this planet you need to start at the meridian, which goes through Greenwich in London, because we chose that. Our postage stamps are the only ones that do not have a country on them, because we invented them as well as international post - no one could navigate the world safely until we invented the chronometer and applied it to navigation - in fact the rest of the world literally did not exist until we discovered it (this might not be true) and when we discovered the completely useless huge red rock, so poor that it couldn't even afford mammals, that we eventually named Australia it was so appalling that we put all our criminals on it .. ... we made the maps so we are at the top and everyone in the Antipodes is standing upside down ..... fact
I think I would feel so protective of a home opened to "pilgrims" that I would ask for letters of intent and of reference before letting people in. Like in the good old days I suppose.
I cannot help think that kt would nreak my heart and frustrate me to build a place for the comfort of Caminoers to have filled with people just in for a cheap holiday and showing little respect for fellow walkers.
But surely there must be a way. If only for the love of restoring a beautiful old lady back to her former glory.
Cirueña
(42k, I think this one needs complete renovation, large garden at the back and good location in the center, already two albergues in the village)
http://www.fotocasa.es/en/home/ciru...i=140&tti=1&pagination=1&RowGrid=3&tta=2&tp=1
Just partly true. Ciruena is an old village after that apartment blocks by the golf course. If you really don't like that route I suggest you take detour to the Monastery at Canas next time. Well known of its alabaster windows, just beautiful. Can send you some photos if you wish. And no need to go back to Azofra.Cirueña is that strange ghost town with the golf course and the many immaculate but apparently empty apartment blocks. I always wanted to know the story behind that place. Seems like they should pay you to live there, rather than the other way around.
KO, thanks for the correction. Yes, I realize that Cirueña proper is an older village, and there's also nearby Ciriñuela. We actually enjoyed the golf course ghost town - it prompted us to plot out an episode of "Walking Dead III: El Camino de los Muertos."Just partly true. Ciruena is an old village after that apartment blocks by the golf course. If you really don't like that route I suggest you take detour to the Monastery at Canas next time. Well known of its alabaster windows, just beautiful. Can send you some photos if you wish. And no need to go back to Azofra.
Oh no, that would not do. Meditation practitioners onlyPossessiveness isn't going to work you know, only expansive openness (with house rules!!) - but, you could accept only Catholics .. or only 'religious' -
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