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June 10, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 63 °F
Hii Vietnam Nam lives in Ireland
Etienne France
Nice little rest place
La sonrisa
June 10, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 68 °F
This was another Camino Paradise as the day relentlessly got hot earlier than usual
David is running this stand with quite a lavish spread as you can see totally DONATIVO!!!! 🙏
To all "MuchaRead more
C
June 10, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F
The Way lined by small pine trees
Begin to see mountains again... won't be long before I will have to hit them again....
WOW!!!! only 270km to go...over the hump and didn't truly noticed it
San Justo de la Vega
June 10, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 73 °F
Read about the little town and its legend here:
https://www.senditur.com/en/population/san-just…
Astorga
June 10, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 77 °F
From approaching the town ang going right into it
That's a railroad xing
The. Combination of Santiago Scallop and Maltese Cross started popping up as we got closer to Astorga
I know it is TemplarsRead more
Albergue
June 10, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 79 °F
Showed up half an hour earlier apparently they don't open the door for nothing so he's just hanging around in the street wait for them to open🙃
Very nice place.San Por Hoja means Just for TodayRead more
The Cathedral
June 10, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 86 °F
Through the old rooms that now are museum
Chapel of Saint Marina
Chapel of Mary Magdalena
Cathedral 2
June 10, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 86 °F
The chapel of the Spanish Flemish altarpiece
Chapel of Saint Joseph
Chapo of Saint Michael
Chapel of John the Baptist
The main altarpiece
The choir
Chapel of Santiago Peregrino Saint James the pilgrim
Bishops Palace
June 10, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 86 °F
Another Gaudi masterpiece
Le Jardins
The house ( reminds me of Casa Guel in Barcelona)
And I invite you to play where is Allan in one of these photos 😺
Bishop palace 2
June 10, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 84 °F
Astorga 2
June 10, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 86 °F
Various streets and sculptures.
LOL...that zero is supposed to be 30
The lion stomping the eagle is to symbolically celebrate victory over Napoleon's Peninsula Campaign
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I didn't know Paul BunyonRead more
Museo Del chocolate
June 10, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 82 °F
Room of Curiosities
Production hall
Hmmm..apparently it's very beneficial to men
Quetzalcoatl Mayan Deity
The consumption room
Advertising room
I guess some song about chocolate
Okay so...Old PeteRead more
And dinner for tonight is...
June 10, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 82 °F
At Pasaje restaurant on Plaza Major
Potato soup with mussels
Meatballs in green sauce
Nutmeg pudding/custard
Astorga morning
June 11, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 59 °F
Yes those are mountains way back in the background
slowly moving towards them
George Wash...er...Frances of Asissi slept here....NOT! 😴 😺
Ermita de Eche Homo
June 11, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 61 °F
Of course I just had to stop there
Murios de recevaldos
June 11, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
Just like Picasso the blue period
Etienne and Hii taking their break
Oh, Oh
June 11, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 68 °F
The clouds are gathering and I actually saw couple of lightning bolts out there
Santa Catalina the somosa
June 11, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 68 °F
Something can be said about the very first bar when you walk into a little village: good place to have a business; everybody hits it first
These two young Italian ladies have been in my albergueRead more
El Ganso
June 11, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 73 °F
I didn't know that the American Indians have been on Camino 😁
'Only' 250km more to go....and 2 weeks ago it was 'did I just walked 200km'...somewhat unbelievable
Ooooh a cowboy bar.... I passedRead more
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June 11, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 75 °F
Dear Lord
Thank You for this day that brought a much needed relief from the heat we're had for the last 2 weeks
Even as it was achieved with rain
And You will keep me safe
And You will keep me coolRead more
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June 11, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
Ahhh, yes welcome back to the mountains paths Gee I missed you guys....NOT!!!!!
But then starting to see the yellow/lavender flowers combos again
Rabanal del Camino
June 11, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 79 °F
Walked into the village with young man from TN (unfortunately his name escapes me)
He stopped for a short break but my albergue is only 5 minutes away so I continued
There is a church aboutRead more
Albergue La Senda
June 11, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 79 °F
Nice place...I do feel sad that communal kitchens still remain closed in most places.
Preparing a meal together and than share the fruits of our labor was something that I was REALLY looking forwardRead more
Dinner
June 11, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 75 °F
Acetunas
Gazpacho soup
1/2-eaten Chicken with salad and rice 🤭
Goodnight Irene
June 11, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 75 °F
Seems more rain is coming tomorrow so I am planning for a bit of a rough day doing 25km and having a meeting with Destiny
Cruz de Ferro is only 8km away....
And I might have found a way to includeRead more
If it's raining, and you have some problems with your feet, it wouldn't hurt if you walked at least a part of the Camino before el Acebo on the road, the Camino goes very steeply to el Acebo with a lot of loose stones (just like after Alto de Perdon. When you see a telecommunication tower to your right you may want to stick to the road, or just be supercareful on Real Camino (last 4 km before El Acebo). Good luck! [Happy Pilgrim 🐧]
Oh wait! You are not going just to El Acebo, you said 25 km, so... to Molinaseca? Oh man. Please don't do it if it's raining. The last part between Riego de Ambros and Molinaseca is even worse... You must realize that you need to lose 3000 ft of altitude between Cruz de Ferro and Molinaseca... its a lot! El Acebo has a very good hostel El Casa de Peregrino in case you wanted to finish the stage there. Buen Camino! [Happy Pilgrim 🐧🐧]
Travelerfor better or worse have a place already reserved in Molinaseca. Latest outlook is that the rains will hold off until afternoon so should be pretty much off the hill but will take your advice into consideration if need be
It seems the rain will hold off until you are at the bottom of the mountain. Great! Enjoy the magnificent views on the way down to the Bierzo Valley! Share some pictures later on. You are doing great, take care! [🐧]