Camino Signs in Unlikely Places

jungleboy · Sep 27, 2018

This morning I was in the sleepy colonial town of Antonina, near Curitiba in the Brazilian state of Paraná. I know the camino is popular with Brazilians but I didn’t expect to stumble upon camino memorabilia in a place like this!

Have others come across camino signs in unlikely places?

KinkyOne · Sep 27, 2018

Maybe the house is property of Camino de Santiago pilgrim

Bradypus · Sep 27, 2018

Kumano Hongu Taisha, Kii peninsula, Japan. 10,755 kilometres from Santiago

hel&scott · Sep 27, 2018

Ha, I have one at home reminding me its 19,557.6kms to Finisterre.

Vacajoe · Sep 27, 2018

Camino brewery in San Francisco Bay Area sports a lot of Camino-related touches

jungleboy · Sep 27, 2018

Vacajoe said:
Camino brewery in San Francisco Bay Area sports a lot of Camino-related touches

That looks great, I’ll definitely check it out if I’m ever in the area again!

Bradypus · Sep 27, 2018

My wife spotted this and ate there. Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, spring 2017

trecile · Sep 27, 2018

Vacajoe said:
Camino brewery in San Francisco Bay Area sports a lot of Camino-related touches

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Now I have two reasons to go to San Francisco. The Camino Brewery and the new Decathlon store! https://www.decathlon.com/pages/san-francisco

Glamgrrl · Sep 28, 2018

In Germany. Technically part of Camino?

tominrm · Sep 28, 2018

Near Hayatama Taisha, Shingu, Japan.
A Portuguese restaurant.

Glamgrrl · Sep 28, 2018

In Chicago...

Glamgrrl · Sep 28, 2018

trecile said:
Now I have two reasons to go to San Francisco. The Camino Brewery and the new Decathlon store! https://www.decathlon.com/pages/san-francisco

I googled it and is it the one in San Jose? 50 miles from SF? We’ve been to a couple great taquerias in that area!

sugargypsy · Sep 28, 2018

Glamgrrl said:
In Germany. Technically part of Camino? View attachment 46812 View attachment 46813 View attachment 46814

Probably part of the Rhine-Camino, been there quite close to, just a couple of weeks ago. The way follows the Rhine quite closely, walked a few kilometers from Bingen which is mentioned on one of the signposts (21,7 km). Great views, though lots of ups and downs - a beautiful tour along several vineyards, lots of nice places to take breaks and to do some fine wine-tasting.

Glamgrrl · Sep 28, 2018

sugargypsy said:
Probably part of the Rhine-Camino, been there quite close to, just a couple of weeks ago. The way follows the Rhine quite closely, walked a few kilometers from Bingen which is mentioned on one of the signposts (21,7 km). Great views, though lots of ups and downs - a beautiful tour along several vineyards, lots of nice places to take breaks and to do some fine wine-tasting.

It’s on my list as my uncle lives in Breitzenheim. There is the Hermitage down this road with the old place cut into the rocks. I’m going to check and see if it follows the Wine Way and see how far you can walk.

sugargypsy · Sep 28, 2018

Just checked: The Rhine-Camino is split into 3 stages, depending which way one walks - about 50 to 59 kilometers. And now I'll stop being off-topic, promise .

Icacos · Sep 28, 2018

While cycling the seawall, Vancouver BC

"It's like déjà vu all over again." (Yogi Berra)

blueskywa · Sep 29, 2018

KinkyOne said:
Maybe the house is property of Camino de Santiago pilgrim

Most definitely!!! I have them in and around my home as constant reminders of the Frances and del Norte!!!

lovingkindness · Sep 29, 2018

... Paleolithic pilgrim signs - Rheinisches Landesmuseum, Trier (2011)

Bradypus · Sep 29, 2018

lovingkindness said:
... Paleolithic pilgrim signs - Rheinisches Landesmuseum, Trier

Thank you @lovingkindness - that gave me a smile so wide it actually hurts

Theandrea · Oct 3, 2018

jungleboy said:
This morning I was in the sleepy colonial town of Antonina, near Curitiba in the Brazilian state of Paraná. I know the camino is popular with Brazilians but I didn’t expect to stumble upon camino memorabilia in a place like this!

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Have others come across camino signs in unlikely places?

Theandrea · Oct 3, 2018

Hungo Japan
Over 10 000 km to Santiago?!!It will take me a year!

Miki Goldie · Oct 4, 2018

My letterbox, Gold coast..Australia....spreading the good vibes..

JabbaPapa · Oct 4, 2018

Glamgrrl said:
In Germany. Technically part of Camino? View attachment 46812 View attachment 46813 View attachment 46814

Not "technically" at all -- that is the Camino.

sugargypsy said:
Just checked: The Rhine-Camino is split into 3 stages, depending which way one walks - about 50 to 59 kilometers. And now I'll stop being off-topic, promise .

... plus the distance from where that section of it ends to Santiago ...

jungleboy · Dec 13, 2018

Still in Brazil, today I visited the Escadaria Selarón (Wikipedia link) in Rio de Janeiro, which is a famous tiled staircase leading from Lapa to Santa Theresa. Many different tiles make up the staircase, and guess what I found there?

trecile · Dec 13, 2018

I don't see a picture

jungleboy · Dec 13, 2018

trecile said:
I don't see a picture

That's strange. How about now?

Icacos · Dec 13, 2018

jungleboy said:
Still in Brazil, today I visited the Escadaria Selarón (Wikipedia link) in Rio de Janeiro, which is a famous tiled staircase leading from Lapa to Santa Theresa. Many different tiles make up the staircase, and guess what I found there?

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Thank you so much for this @jungleboy, and the Wikipedia link. Very interesting. So sad about the artist.

trecile · Dec 13, 2018

I don't see a picture

jungleboy said:
That's strange. How about now?

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Yes, it's there now. My internet was acting up before.

jungleboy · Nov 6, 2019

Today I made it to Hongu, Japan, where there is a camino marker as posted by @Bradypus upthread:

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