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As is their scientific name, thanks to Linnaeus, is probably one of my favorites, Upupa epops; Upupa is the Latin and ἔποψ is the Ancient Greek name for this wonderful bird. I saw one on the Frances only once, on the lawn of El Jardín de Muruzábal (one of the nicest albergues on the Frances). Of course I had no camera.
Rick, it was so great to meet you...a nice memory! I think it was a "two-way" street though, and you were able to squeeze me into your schedule.
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In general, of course, but I totally missed this! Being so focused on both the bus stop/mojon, and then getting to Diomondi made for tunnel vision.
I've been looking at some of the other entries in this blog - some interesting stuff!
I am sincerely thankful for you and all you contribute to this forum. 10 Camino’s WOW!! You’re amazing
Walking into the Square is always a thrill, I’d be grateful and truly blessed if I’m able to do it one more time. 2022?? 
Only God knows.I do get envious when looking at photos of the Invierno. Just a little bit. My exposure to that was by car, post the Ingles, for a few days en route to Pamplona via La Playa de los Catedrales. I am not a bit envious of the ascents!
That's hysterical I won't be able to look at an organ pipe the same way again.
Mine too.
I remember this spot well, but never looked back. A pity - it's quite the view!
Beautiful photo. The stones... so very true.
His second wife and Queen consort, Berengaria, has a fascinating biography. I've read of her before. After the dissolution of their marriage Berengaria became Queen of Castile in her own right, later abdicating in favor of her and Alfonso's son, Ferdinand. Even though Alfonso wanted his throne to pass to his daughters from his first marriage Berengaria managed to get Ferdinand named King of Leon in their place and thus reunited Castile and Leon.
My friend told me of her first visit there as a child with her father in the '60s - before the (yes, scary) trucks when everyone walked. As now, it was the cool season, and she remembers the "freezing cold" (Maybe 15C?); she's from Yangon.
You are more than welcome. As the result of a decision taken on camino (aren't the best ones?) we ended up working in Yangon as volunteers from 2016 to 2017. We were lucky, during that brief period of hope before the door was slammed shut in their face, we were able to travel around Myanmar - as I remarked in another recent post, 'the nicest people often have the nastiest government', they also seem to live in the most beautiful places.အမယ်လေး!!!
Dick, how amazing to see ကျာ်ဣသိယဵုဘုရား here.
That is a glorious photo - thank you, ကျေးဇူးတင်ပါသည်။
You've made my afternoon.
My friend told me of her first visit there as a child with her father in the '60s - before the (yes, scary) trucks when everyone walked. As now, it was the cool season, and she remembers the "freezing cold" (Maybe 15C?); she's from Yangon.
I will leap from that hilltop across the river and over the rice paddies back to Yangon.
Dawn, New Year's day, 2009.
The Shwedagon Pagoda (ရွှေတိဂုံဘုရား), a pilgrimage site since the 8th C. People walk around it, or sit and chant or meditate - or just have a family picnic in a quiet corner.
A sublime and precious place.
As is our world: wherever you go there are amazing things and sacred places.
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အမယ်လေး!!!
Dick, how amazing to see ကျာ်ဣသိယဵုဘုရား here.
That is a glorious photo - thank you, ကျေးဇူးတင်ပါသည်။
You've made my afternoon.
My friend told me of her first visit there as a child with her father in the '60s - before the (yes, scary) trucks when everyone walked. As now, it was the cool season, and she remembers the "freezing cold" (Maybe 15C?); she's from Yangon.
I will leap from that hilltop across the river and over the rice paddies back to Yangon.
Dawn, New Year's day, 2009.
The Shwedagon Pagoda (ရွှေတိဂုံဘုရား), a pilgrimage site since the 8th C. People walk around it, or sit and chant or meditate - or just have a family picnic in a quiet corner.
A sublime and precious place.
As is our world: wherever you go there are amazing things and sacred places.
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Phoenix,
We also ate there after our first Camino in 2014. Not knowing how we would get on walking the Camino, we didn't plan to walk to Finisterre and Muxia but we spent three days in Finisterre before we flew home after the Camino. While there we ate somewhere different each evening and this restaurant was recommended to us by locals. Don't have any photos of it though, unfortunately.View attachment 114884
I seldom take pictures of people but this is an exception. Sunday afternoon. People drinking an aperitif. Already some customers in the comedor.
Bar / restaurante A Lareira in Finisterre. 2016.
Always follow the locals.They know the good places.
Restaurante A Lareira (Fisterra) - O Camiño dos Faros
Aunque esta zona de Galicia es conocida por sus pescados y mariscos, no os debéis olvidar de la carne que aquí en el Restaurante A Lareira preparan con gran esmero. Además del típico churrasco, os recomendamos la «Carne á Pedra», donde pequeños filetitos de la mejor ternera son pasados vuelta y...
Thank you, @dick bird for reminding me of Soutar. Where had he been, I wonder, to know about reemlin heat? You picked a right good poem that captures many a similar type of village along the many caminos.
My very first day on Camino Frances Valcarlos route and my very first break.Welcome, everyone!
Continuing our daily dose of camino magic.
Some of us are already walking, while others of us are still long from being able to put our shoes on an actual camino.
Until we can all walk in person, please join us in the fun of sharing a single daily photographic memory of the camino. It's been a real joy to see the camino through so many eyes!
(Please post thumbnails, so people with slow connections can still see the thread. Gracias!
Somewhere between Miranda de Ebro and Pancorbo on the Via de Bayona.
I loved the poppies and the silent drama of the crushed wheat plants.
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Welcome, NYSE! Isn't that a lovely route?
I wouldn't say that but couldn't you have found a smaller shell?
It’s the little things that can make a world of difference. Blessings.
Absolutely! You got it in one!!!!CF April 29, 2016 Hornillas del Camino
Ahhhhhhhhhh
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You you're safe from me.
