Pictures from my walk with Johnniewalker yesterday

[ivar]

Hi all,

Thanks to Johnniewalker for inviting me (and Rosa from Xacobeo) yesterday to walk the "4 Caminos in a day" walk that he is putting together. It is a great 4-5 hour walk around Santiago de Compostela, where you actually walk parts of Via de la Plata, Camino Ingles, Camino Frances and the Camino Portuguese.

Pictures here!
https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/113084044 ... tHvUNXFLfF

Greetings from Santiago,
Ivar

 

[Tia Valeria]

Great idea and lovely photos. Will Johnnie be producing a printed guide for this or will there be a human guide? We'll have time in Santiago later in the year and have already visited many of the 'sights' museums etc before so this could be just what we need.

 

[ivar]

Great idea and lovely photos. Will Johnnie be producing a printed guide for this or will there be a human guide? We'll have time in Santiago later in the year and have already visited many of the 'sights' museums etc before so this could be just what we need.

It will definitely be printed... we are working on in what format it will be (paper or brochure).

Saludos,
Ivar

 

[lynnejohn]

Lovely. Nice to see you two. Thanks for sharing the photos and the plans for an intriguing guide!

 

[Abbeydore]

Yes it would be lovely to visit this 'gaudi inspired' building by Peter Eisenman.

'the school @ Sagrada Familia'

 

[JohnnieWalker]

Hola - Ivar can't count! The Route of Routes follows 5 caminos as they enter the city by or near the traditional gates listed in the Codex Calixtinus. Here is the blurb:

The Route of Routes
in
Santiago de Compostela

Walk on five caminos,
go through three parks,
meander up and down two forest trails,
visit important churches and buildings along the way,
and, most of all, enjoy the best view there is of Santiago high above the city!
The route is 14 kms long and takes between 3 - 5 hours, depending on your pace, or much longer depending on where you stop, linger or visit.

The Guide is finished and will shortly be available to download from the CSJ. Xacobeo have said they want to publish it as a brochure available through the city in hostales, albergues etc.

Buen "5 routes" Camino

John

 

[Arn]

Ivar and JW...fantastic idea and pics.

Some rekindle fond memories (CF/CP) while the others whet the appetite for the upcoming Camino Ingles and the future.

Thanks very much...the Camino and the Forum are better for the effort.

Saludos,

Arn

 

[ivar]

Hola - Ivar can't count!

You are right... we did walk part of the route to Finisterre as well!

Saludos,
Ivar

 

[peregrina2000]

Wow, this is terrific, John. Can't wait to try it out in June/July! It'll be a great remedy to that horrible, familiar "stuck in Santiago as a tourist" feeling. I am amazed -- it must have been a fairly difficult thing to patch together. I've walked into Santiago on all these paths and can't for the life of me figure out how you were able to connect the dots. Yet more evidence of your genius. Laurie

 

[JohnnieWalker]

So Arn and Laurie - are you up for walking it with me when you are next here? I'll offer the usual copa of JW as an incentive.

 

[andy.d]

How many certificates do you get for walking it? Are sellos available?

Andy

 

[Arn]

JW...you're on!

I look forward to taking a brisk walk in and around SDC.

Saludos,

Arn

 

[Rebekah Scott]

I add my name to the souls who have been cleansed and purified by this pilgrimage. I saw parts of Santiago I never noticed before, and wished several times I had brought my camera.

This may be the start of something big, eh?

 

[Arn]

Reb,
Invite's still open for the Ingles.
Failing that, then the JW jaunt on the 17th or 18th.

Trying to make it doable.

Arn