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Charles said:There are yellow arrows in various places in Paris,
Peter Robins said:so if you saw some they're probably for something else.
Deirdre said:He concurred that the yellow arrows in Paris have nothing to do with Santiago! (sorry, VT!)
Deirdre said:Yes, I am going next week - my first trip to Paris - and I'm very excited to see the "Camino connection" there!
yes. In the early days, British people too joined this org; in the early 80s it was suggested they form their own assoc and the British CSJ was born. There is another assoc in Paris http://www.compostelle2000.com/ who have a reception office for pilgrims; at one time, they were planning to open a gite there, but I can't see any mention of that on their website, so perhaps they've abandoned the idea. They do a lot of work organising pilgrimages for people with mobility problems.Charles said:Apparently the French association was set up in 1950 and is the oldest of the modern confraternities
unfortunately there's hardly anything left of medieval Paris apart from a couple of iconic churches like Notre Dame. If you want medieval remains, forget Paris!Charles said:the area around St Jacques du Haut Pas which formed a very large hospital in medieval times, none of which remains
mspath said:See more photos and info regarding the newly and temporarily opened Tour St Jacques in Paris at this English web >> http://www.france24.com/en/20130803-tou ... ons-summer.
Mounting the 300 steps to the top is good practice for crossing the Pyrennees or going up O Cebreiro!
Happy climbing!
MM
The last time I was near the Tour St Jacques was back in 2011, but even though the tower itself wasn't open at all, the guard house opened and closed and opened again without any discernible reason while I was wandering around the little park, so hopefully you won't have to do much camping.I will camp at the blue guard hut until someone takes pity on this white-haired, 68 year old woman!
mspath said:Frank,
What a wonderful last stamp to acquire!
Now that you have visited the Tour St Jacques of the original church of St Jacques de la Boucherie you might finish your stay in Paris with a pleasant meal in the Auberge Nicolas Flamel Restaurant at 51 rue de Montmorency, 75003 Paris, tele 01 42 71 77 78. As you will have heard during your visit to the tour Nicolas Flamel was a medieval bookseller who dabbled in the occult and was long associated with the Confraternity of St Jacques at the original church. See more restaurant info here >> http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserRevi ... rance.html
Bon appetite and Ultreia!
Margaret Meredith
You're amazing! Thank you so much for your speedy reply.8, rue des Canettes, in the 6th arrondissement, near metro Saint-Germain des prés.
Happy to have been able to help.You're amazing! Thank you so much for your speedy reply.
hello. i am also about to begin this route and have just found this thread. is there any chance you could help me out with these too??!Hi Charles,
I have a copy of the CSJ's Paris to the Pyrenees as well as the Paris Pilgrim booklet. If you would care to email me off the forum I will scan the relevant pages and forward them to you. As they are out of print, I'm sure they won't mind!
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