roamingpaddy
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- 2020
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I found the food was not bad under the old "3 meals for 3 days" system but it was such a bleak experience eating alone in the staff dungeon that I had just the one meal and did not return for the rest.The old system was better, food perhaps not -- but some professional beggars ruined it for everyone.
I found the breakfast to be so copious that eating lunch was not possible ; the only time I managed more than once in the same day was breakfast plus dinner.I found the food was not bad under the old "3 meals for 3 days" system but it was such a bleak experience eating alone in the staff dungeon that I had just the one meal and did not return for the rest.
I found the breakfast to be so copious that eating lunch was not possible ; the only time I managed more than once in the same day was breakfast plus dinner.
Do either of you know when the switched to the current system. I kind of remember after my first camino about a few pilgrims getting rooms in the Parador for a very low price and the meal that you describe.Since I arrive in Santiago in December I have been given the free lunch 3 times. I am always thankful and have met some really nice pilgrims.I found the food was not bad under the old "3 meals for 3 days" system but it was such a bleak experience eating alone in the staff dungeon that I had just the one meal and did not return for the rest.
The best meal I have ever had on the Camino was in 1994, a little old lady in Western France gave me a simple omelette and a glass of water.abidingly grateful for such a simple repast.
When we walked the Portogues Camino in 2018, a man came along in a Mercedes and gave bag lunches to Pilgrims on his lunch break, it was a blessing.It was great to get a voucher for a free lunch which I enjoyed very much. Free lunch vouchers are given to the first 10 pilgrims each morning at the pilgrim office.
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One of the pleasures of walking the 88 Temple pilgrimage on Shikoku in Japan is the local tradition of ossetai - giving a gift to passing pilgrims. They can come in many forms but food is one of the more common ones. At first I was quite embarrassed to receive these but gradually came to understand that it is a way for local people to share in the pilgrimage with those who are passing by.When we walked the Portogues Camino in 2018, a man came along in a Mercedes and gave bag lunches to Pilgrims on his lunch break, it was a blessing.
Wow, that is really neat tradition. Thanks.One of the pleasures of walking the 88 Temple pilgrimage on Shikoku in Japan is the local tradition of ossetai - giving a gift to passing pilgrims. They can come in many forms but food is one of the more common ones. At first I was quite embarrassed to receive these but gradually came to understand that it is a way for local people to share in the pilgrimage with those who are passing by.