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viajero said:At the pilgrim's office they sell a cardboard tube for 1 euro.
viajero said:At the pilgrim's office they sell a cardboard tube for 1 euro.
Very true. In fact, while we're talking document sizes, how big do the credencials tend to be? Is there a way to keep them from getting mangled along the way?newfydog said:The Compostela is a not the best token of the trip.
I value these much more:
The one in the picture is passport size 9x16cm and folds out to 70 cm long. It is travel worn, but if it weren't, would anyone believe we did the trip?
Yes. The ones from France can be larger.Are there more than one size?
Yes. The ones from France can be larger.
Movies are movies. In that movie they swing the botafumiero mid mass but in real life the botafumiero swings after the mass is over.
P.S. - If you are going to continue your Camino once you reach Santiago , e.g. - Finisterra, as well as using the tube put it in a plastic bag just in case.
Buen Camino!
The Camino de Santiago ends in Santiago de Compostela. But some do continue on to reach the end of Europe - "Finisterre" (Lands End) and yet others carry on to Muxia a nice town on the Costa de Morte.
Buen Camino!
Well the walk to Finisterre in times of old had a reason as many peregrinos had never seen the sea.
Buen Camino!
The pilgrimage finishes at Santiago. Sometimes though we think we've finished with it but it hasn't finished with us. At least that was my experience when I arrived in Santiago much earlier than anticipated and felt like I wasn't ready to stop. I walked on to Finisterre. The next time I went, I again decided to walk to Finisterre, this time via Muxia.
Those extra days gave me time to reflect on and to consolidate the things I had learnt along the way and I returned to Santiago by bus finally feeling like I was ready to face the world.
Thank you for your kind words. I think most pilgrims feel that they have experienced something worthy of a good book - hence the proliferation of publications written by pilgrims. My version is imprinted deep within me and, many years later, continues to shape my life.
You may not feel the same need that I did. I think the most important thing is to have an open mind. You'll know what's right for you for when you reach Santiago.
Santiago to Finisterre took three days. To go via Muxia made it four.